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"en.20120314.22.3-325-875"2
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"According to International Labour Organisation data, more than 215 million children worldwide are child labourers, 115 million of them engaging in dangerous activities. The majority of these situations occur in so-called developing countries. As such, in order to put an end to this scourge, it is essential to eradicate the situations of poverty that drive it. This motion for a resolution, pursuant to Rule 110(2) of the Rules of Procedure, tabled by our fellow Member, Mr Moreira, on behalf of the Committee on International Trade, deals with child labour in the cocoa sector. West Africa accounts for 70% of global cocoa production and about 7.5 million people work in cocoa production in that region, almost exclusively on family smallholdings. This facilitates recourse to child labour in a society in which there are neither alternatives for wealth creation nor opportunities for young people once they have finished school. I voted for this resolution, since I believe that children’s right to education and a place in school must be prioritised. This is the only way to end poverty in societies which consider child labour an additional source of income."@en1
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