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Help End the Exploitation of Children in Malawi's Tobacco industry
  1. Signatures
    255 out of 500
    Petitioning
    1. Chief Executive, International Tobacco Growers' Association (Mr. Antonio Abrunhosa)
  2. Created By
    Plan Canada
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Why This Is Important

A new Plan report, Hard Work, Long Hours and Little Pay, shows that more than 78,000 children in Malawi are working on tobacco farms where they face exploitation, abuse and serious health risks. Some are suffering from the potentially deadly Green Tobacco Illness, absorbing the equivalent of two packs of cigarettes a day through their skin.

All children have the right to be safe, healthy and educated. Children working on Malawi's tobacco farms come from conditions of extreme poverty, and they are working to support themselves and their families. They have the right to safe working conditions, fair wages and access to schooling.

Sign our petition to the International Tobacco Growers Association and demand that multinational tobacco companies take full responsibility for the actions of their suppliers in developing countries like Malawi.

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Children in Malawi

To the International Tobacco Growers’ Association

In response to reading Plan’s "Hard Work, Long Hours and Little Pay" report, we call on ITGA and its members to respond immediately to the findings uncovered by Plan in Malawi and to implement actions that will end the exploitation, abuse and physical harm being done to tens of thousands of children working under your corporate umbrella. ITGA and its members must live up to their commitment to adhere to standards set out in the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children must be part of the process to create strict guidelines to end this intolerable situation.

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