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Tanzania: A program to combat child labor in tobacco growing areas

From  AllAfrica.com

Kenya: What is it like to be a pregnant woman farming tobacco?

A short video by Marty Otanez. Produced with the support of Women for Justice in Africa and the International Labor Rights Forum.

Malawi: tobacco versus development

In the FCA bulletin 110 (page 4) Laura Green (Berlin) and Marty Otanez (Denver) sign a very interesting article about the situation in Malawi and how to develop effective strategies to help exploited tobacco farmers.

Picture credit Marty Otanez

Child Labour in Malawi's tobacco farms: on UK's TV Channel 4

The reporter Jenny Kleeman writes about the program in her blog. The industry run ECLT Foundation provides its comments. A more detailed presentation written in 2008 by Corpwatch with a comment posted by ECLT. The more things change...

Child labour in Sub-Sahara Africa: the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)

According to the latest report by IPEC, Sub-Sahara Africa has seen an increase in child labour and has the highest incidence of child labour (1 on 4 children). What is/can be done as far as tobacco is concerned?

Child labor in Malawi's tobacco farms mentioned during Philip Morris annual shareholders assembly

A proposal sponsored by Father Michael Crosby of the Capuchin Order asked for Philip Morris not to purchase from farms where there is child labor. It did not pass but it is a reminder of the importance of continuing to push for the eradication of child labor, mostly driven by the low pay of tobacco workers.

Read the full text of the proposal below.