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The International Labour Organization (ILO) Governing Body has concluded the discussion regarding the collaboration between the organisation and the tobacco industry, calling on the Director-General to develop “an integrated ILO strategy to address decent work deficits in the tobacco sector” while “taking into account all views expressed in the current session.”
The following statement was published by the Employers Consultative Association of Malawi to the ILO Governing body in advance of the vote regarding cooperation with the tobacco industry in the pursuit of the Organization’s social mandate.
Over 1 billion people work in agriculture around the world – just under a third of global employment. Realities faced by millions of farmers depend on global markets that are out of their control. What happens to smallholder farmers when markets shift? In this mini-documentary, the ECLT Foundation took a look at the example of tobacco farming in Kyrgyzstan where it has been working for over a decade.
The following statement was published by the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions to the ILO Governing body in advance of the vote regarding cooperation with the tobacco industry in the pursuit of the Organization’s social mandate.
The public debate regarding collaboration between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the tobacco industry in the fight against child labour, in advance of the Organization’s 331st Governing Body Session, has sparked strong feelings and discordant opinions.
The Tobacco Association of Malawi (TAMA) and the National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM) have released an open letter to the ILO Governing Body and in joint response to the recently published letter from TOAWUM.The Tobacco Association of Malawi (TAMA) and the National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM) have released an open letter to the ILO Governing Body
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has released its paper on cooperation with the tobacco industry in the pursuit of the Organization’s social mandate in preparation for the upcoming Governing Body session.
The Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco Growing (ECLT) Foundation, welcomes the open letter from TOAWUM to the International Labour Organization (ILO) Governing Body. The points raised on the situation in the tobacco value chain are critical to the on-going conversation on human rights in Malawi.
There are 10% fewer children in child labour than in 2012 - continuing trend that we have seen for the past 15 since the ILO began measuring. However, with 152 million still in labour, the rate in decline has slowed and there is still work to be done.
