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"Mr President, it is estimated that approximately 250 000 children, many against their will, work in the cocoa plantations in West Africa. In recent years, there has been some progress through programmes and initiatives aimed at combating the worst forms of child labour. However, there is still much work to be done.
The Ivory Coast exports nearly half the world’s cocoa. This is a country ravaged by years of civil war with the majority of its citizens in extreme poverty. As a result, cocoa farms have traditionally been worked by the family unit, children included, in order to reduce labour costs.
Therefore, I believe that the only way to break the cycle of child labour is through combating such poverty. This is the only way that countries such as the Ivory Coast can progress – through the building of roads, hospitals, social centres and, in particular, schools – to give the children and their parents a chance of a better future."@en1
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