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"The International Cocoa Agreement, the main agreement on basic commodities between exporters and importers of cocoa, aims to make global trade in cocoa fairer and more sustainable. Nonetheless, the new agreement did not, however, tackle the problem of child labour. That is why Parliament adopted a resolution calling for measures against the use of child labour in this sector. Cocoa cultivation is a highly labour intensive activity: 90% of world cocoa is cultivated by 5.5 million smallholders, and 14 million rural workers directly depend on its production, including children. The resolution calls on all parties in the cocoa value chain to live up to their responsibilities in combating forced child labour and trafficking in the sector. Furthermore, Parliament calls on the Commission to come up with a legislative proposal to combat effectively cocoa-based products derived from child labour and to encourage those countries that are signatories to the agreement reached at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to act to guarantee traceability along the entire supply chain."@en1
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