Africa: ILO Fails to Cut Ties With Tobacco Industry - Yet Again

20 March 2018
opinion

Yaounde — Last week, the International Labour Organization's (ILO) governing body postponed yet again a decision to stop accepting money from the tobacco industry for its projects to end child labour in the tobacco growing sector.

A majority of countries and workers in the governing body want to finally break financial ties with the tobacco industry. However, there is still opposition from the employers group and a few countries, mostly in the African region.

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