Thread by @FCAforTC

1. In this thread, we'll share a series of articles detailing why the @ilo should cut ties with the tobacco industry.

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2. FYI, the ILO Technical meeting to promote an exchange of views on the further development and implementation of the integrated strategy to address decent work deficits in the tobacco sector is taking place in Kampala, Uganda (3-5 July 2019)

ilo.org/sector/activit…

3. The tobacco sector has a big child labour problem

"For many farmers, tobacco cultivation is a vital source of income. One big problem – much of the labour is carried out by children."

geographical.co.uk/people/develop…

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4. “The International Labour Organization will no longer rely on tobacco-industry funding for its projects to end child labor and promote workers’ rights in select tobacco growing communities — at least in the short term.”

devex.com/news/after-3-d…

5. “But the ILO says it will “continue efforts to mobilise various sustainable sources of funding from the public and private sector with appropriate safeguards.”

swissinfo.ch/eng/internatio…

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6.... Here's @FCAforTC ED explaining (audio interview) why the @ilo should permanently terminate relationships with tobacco companies to achieve policy coherence within the UN & the SDGs.

soundcloud.com/edmund-obilo/f…

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7... Ending child labour in tobacco production by 2025: the tobacco industry is the problem, not part of the solution

blogs.bmj.com/tc/2018/06/12/…

8. Here's @FCAforTC Africa Regional Coordinator urging countries to keep the tobacco industry at arm’s length.

"The tobacco industry has more to gain from its ties with the ILO than countries themselves" ipsnews.net/2018/03/ilo-fa…

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9. ILO chief wants to cut ties with big tobacco. Will the governing body heed the call?

devex.com/news/ilo-chief…

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