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World Day Against Child Labor
Switzerland | 1 October 2024
On this #WorldDayAgainstChildLabor, we highlight the importance that education plays in tackling child labor. Research conducted by the International Cocoa Initiative indicates that communities with improved access to education experience lower rates of child labor. Through our ARISE program, JTI has been working in countries where there are no legal restrictions to address this issue since 2011.
With projects like this one in Zambia, to date we have helped enroll 66,825 children who were at risk of child labor into education in many countries.
JTI is committed to respecting and supporting child rights in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the relevant International Labor Organization Conventions.
ARISE aims to end child labor in communities where JTI sources tobacco leaf. We work with those directly affected and with others who have the power to change things. Our initiatives are developed and delivered in collaboration with tobacco-growing communities, social partners and governments.
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