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"It is intolerable that, in the 21st century, there are still more than 200 million children who are victims of child labour, more than 100 million of whom are subject to the worst forms of child labour; some of these are under five years old and the vast majority are under 15 years old. Employing children means easy money and it leads to sick, malnourished children living in precarious conditions, disadvantaged in their intellectual development and their right to education; in short, denied their right to be children. There is no doubt that the exploitation and trafficking of children in cocoa plantations are worrying and must be duly taken into account in Parliament’s decision on the adoption of the International Cocoa Agreement. The EU has a huge responsibility to ensure that all trade agreements include effective provisions on poverty reduction, and the promotion of decent work and safe working conditions, along with legally binding clauses on internationally agreed human rights, and provision for effective and dissuasive sanctions. It is also important to involve all stakeholders, governments, industry, producers and civil society in the adoption of measures and actions necessary for eradicating child labour, and ensuring that cocoa is grown responsibly and in a dignified manner."@en1
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