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World Day Against Child Labour

Pope Francis, in his 2015 World Peace Day Message, reminds us of what Pope Benedict XVI wrote in Caritas in Veritate (n. 66): that every person should “realise that purchasing is always a moral – and not simply an economic – act”. As we mark this year’s World Day Against Child Labour let us make slavery-free choices when we purchase chocolate, tea, coffee, sports equipment, garments and electronic goods, and let us talk with family and friends encouraging them to make slavery-free choices.