Turkish hazelnuts still many products obtained with the exploitation of child labour
Hazelnut Kernel
Turkiye
Published Jun 13, 2021
Tridge summary
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.
Original content
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 food products obtained from the exploitation of children to enter its market without obstacles, but in some cases facilitates them through preferential trade agreements. It is a behavior that behind the objective of free trade often hides precise economic interests that speculate on even child labor. With trade agreements, the European Union, says the ...
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