Fairtrade welcomes launch of Belize national strategy against child labour

A new strategy and policy launched by the Government of Belize to tackle child labour and reduce its incidence by eliminating the worst forms by 2025 has gone into effect this month following extended dialogue with national stakeholders, cooperatives, and social justice organizations, including Fairtrade. “This is an extraordinary development and a critical step in the right direction,” said Anita Sheth, Fairtrade International’s Senior Advisor for Social Compliance and Development (informal sectors). “Fairtrade has been hard at work for many years collaborating with government, NGOS, supply chain actors and smallholder…

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