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[UK] Child labour rampant in tobacco industry
Child labour in tobacco is rampant and on the increase... Evidence from three continents shows how children aged 14 and under are kept out of school and employed in hard and sometimes harmful physical labour to produce the tobacco leaf that fills cigare
Jun 25, 2018
The Guardian (uk)
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Jun 26, 2018 21:28
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[Malawi] Special report: The children working the tobacco fields: 'I wanted to be a nurse'
Children in poor families work the fields in Malawi, impacting schooling, reports Sarah Boseley, amid signs of a growing international crisis....There are 18 tenant families on this tobacco farm in the Kasungu district of Malawi, each living in a straw h
Jun 25, 2018
The Guardian (uk)
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Jun 25, 2018 15:28
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Trump administration plan would shift USDA programs
The shift would leave FDA to focus on “drugs, devices, biologics, tobacco, dietary supplements, and cosmetics” after shifting about 5,000 FDA employees and $1.3 billion from FDA to the new USDA agency. This new agency would “cover virtually all the foods
Jun 21, 2018
Agri-Pulse
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Jun 22, 2018 22:06
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[Africa, China, Zimbabwe] Zim to surpass 200m kg tobacco output
China accounted for over 7,8 million kgs valued at US$50,1 million while Indonesia bought 4,6million kgs valued at US$21,4 million. With an estimated 350 million smokers, China has been annually spending over US$200 million on Zimbabwean tobacco, whi
Jun 17, 2018
Sunday Mail (zw)
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Jun 17, 2018 08:18
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[Africa, Zimbabwe] Tobacco farmers gross over $500m
Tobacco farmers have grossed $515,1 million from 177,8 million kilogrammes that have been delivered 52 days into the 2018 marketing season, a gain of more than $95 million on revenues realised during the same period a year ago. During the same period in
Jun 12, 2018
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
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Jun 13, 2018 06:11
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ASSUNTA: Ending child labour in tobacco production by 2025: the tobacco industry is the problem, not part of the solution
Today is World Day Against Child Labour...industry does not have a zero-child labour policy and the next 7 years will not meet the SDG target. The ILO must prioritize protecting children over continuing to accept funding from an industry that exploits fa
Jun 12, 2018
British Medical Journal
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Jun 12, 2018 02:54
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Alliance One International Reports Fiscal Year 2018 Results with Improved Sales, Gross Profit, and Net Income, As Well As Significant Progress on "One Tomorrow" Transformation
Pieter Sikkel, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Fiscal year 2018 was a pivotal year for Alliance One. Led by a united purpose, we further enhanced our focus on becoming a trusted provider of responsibly-produced, independently-verified, sust
Jun 7, 2018
PR Newswire
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Jun 8, 2018 17:12
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[Thailand] The simple life: Stunning 1970s images reveal how indigenous Thai hill tribe survived before tourism took over
While black and white shots from the same region show kids smoking hand-rolled cigarettes made from fresh tobacco grown outside their homes.
Jun 8, 2018
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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Jun 8, 2018 17:11
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More than 100 organisations call on ILO not to renew tobacco industry contracts
130 public health and sustainable development organizations from more than 60 countries have called on the International Labour Organization (ILO) not to renew or extend contracts that currently tie the ILO to an industry whose products kill more than 7
Jun 7, 2018
Framework Convention Alliance (ch)
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Jun 7, 2018 23:10
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[Africa, Zimbabwe] $400 million worth of tobacco sold
NEARLY $400 million worth of tobacco has so far been sold at the auction floors since the beginning of the marketing season in March, official figures show
Jun 7, 2018
Chronicle (zw)
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Jun 7, 2018 05:37