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Worldwide, some 60 percent of child labourers work in the agriculture sector, one of the most dangerous in terms of fatalities, injuries and occupational diseases. Livestock forms a considerable subsector within agriculture, contributing 40 percent of the global value of agricultural output, and is one of the fastest growing segments...
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The Government of Tunisia prior to the revolution was aware of the seriousness of the youth unemployment issue; although it attempted to make some reforms, these measures were insufficient to close the growing economic disparities between the tourist-dominated coastal areas and the impoverished interior regions. In addition, the financial crisis...
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FAO, ILO and ECLAC launched a second round of studies aimed at exploring the links between rural poverty and temporary employment among female agricultural workers. These studies will focus on seasonal women’s working conditions in the labour markets of coffee in Costa Rica, flowers in Ecuador, vegetables in Mexico and asparagus in...
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On 28-30 July 2012, Washington hosted the first International Conference on Child Labour in Agriculture. Some 160 participants, representing governments, inter-governmental organizations, trade unions and farmers organizations, cooperatives, non-governmental organizations and corporations from more than 50 countries took part in the three-day conference, organized by the Global March Against Child Labour,...
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Sidi Bouzid is a Governorate in the central-west of Tunisia. It has a mostly rural population and agriculture is the basis of the local economy. With one of the highest unemployment and drop-out rates of the country, the governorate is also home to a high poverty rate (almost 20%). It became...
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FAO and ILO have long cooperated on labour-related issues in fisheries and aquaculture. A growing area of collaboration is child labour. Children make up a large proportion of the labour force in fisheries. Children work as crew on fishing boats, as fish sorters, in fish processing factories, in fish marketing...
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No child should ever be exposed to pesticides. Unfortunately, many parents who work in crop production are not aware of the hazard that pesticides pose to their children or alternatives to their use. The 30 participants of the training workshops organized in Sikasso and Niono in Mali early in June...
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On the occasion of the 2012 celebration of the World Day Against Child Labour, FAO organized a series of activities both at FAO headquarters and at country level.FAO headquarters hosted an event on “Effective partnerships for reducing child labour in agriculture” organized in collaboration with the ILO (see agenda). A new documentary...
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In the framework of the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC 2012) FAO is organizing a series of events in collaboration with  partners including farmers, fisherfolks, forest holders, livestock keepers, organizations, representatives from other civil society, decision-makers and UN agencies. On the 29th May 2012, FAO held a special event during the 69th  meeting of the Committee...
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Adam Athumani is a young, 19 years old, agro entrepreneur and youth leader from the village of Mampando in Singida region in Tanzania mainland.   Adam, comes from a family of agro producers and in the past he was working with them on the family productions of maize, sunflower and sorghum....
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