Turkish hazelnuts still many products obtained with the exploitation of child labour

Published Jun 12, 2021

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The Italian agricultural association, Coldiretti, has criticized the European Union for allowing the import of non-EU products, including bananas, rice, hazelnuts, tomatoes, strawberries, shrimps, rice, and beans, that were produced using child labor. The association is particularly concerned about the EU's negotiated free trade agreement with Mercosur countries, some of which have been accused by the US Department of Labor of exploiting child labor. Coldiretti is calling for stricter regulations and the extension of the obligation to indicate the origin of food products to allow consumers to make informed purchasing decisions.

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From bananas from Brazil to Burmese rice, from Turkish hazelnuts to Mexican beans from Chinese tomatoes to strawberries from Argentina and Thai shrimps, the shelves of Italian and European supermarkets are invaded by imports of non-EU products obtained from the exploitation of child labor that end up on the tables due to an unregulated globalization. This is what Coldiretti denounces, on the basis of the list of products obtained from the exploitation of children drawn up in the "List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor" of the US Department of Labor for 2020, on the occasion of the Day against child labor that it is celebrated on June 12th. Minors are used for the cultivation or production of many foods that end up on our tables, Coldiretti complains, "sometimes even passed off as Italians thanks to the lack of the obligation of origin labeling which still affects about a fifth of food expenditure ". In reality, the European Union, notes Coldiretti, "not only allows ...

Source: Ildenaro