The Rotterdam Convention side event on vulnerable groups and pesticides exposure
On the occasion of the Fifth Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention a side event on “Vulnerable groups and pesticides exposure: Joining forces to reduce hazardous child labour in agriculture"is being organized by FAO and the ILO (Wednesday 22 June 2011, 13:00-15:00, Centre International de Conferences, Genève).
The Rotterdam Convention promotes shared responsibility and cooperative efforts among Parties in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals in order to protect human health and the environment from potential harm; and contributes to the environmentally sound use of those hazardous chemicals.
The event will raise awareness on hazardous child labour in agriculture, particularly with regards to the use of pesticides and children’s greater vulnerability to exposure. It will bring together agricultural and labour stakeholders to identify synergies between child labour initiatives and implementation of the Rotterdam Convention, in order to strengthen the data collection process for informed decision making on pesticide regulation and reduce hazardous child labour.
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