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CANADA: Child labour behind every Canadian s grocery haul, and it may get worse, World Vision says
The report says imports from Mexico account for the largest value of risky products, with $965 million in 2019
Feb 3, 2021 8:55 PM By: Canadian Press
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. A World Vision report warns Canadians could be contributing to child labour with every grocery trip.
The “Risky Goods” report estimates more than $3.7 billion in goods involved child labour in 2019 – a 63 per cent increase from 10 years ago.
The report says imports from Mexico account for the largest value of risky products,
with $965 million in 2019.
The report also says economic pressures of the pandemic are forcing more children to harvest and produce much of Canada s food imports.
World Vision report highlights risk of food imports to Canada being produced by child labour
Many food imports to Canada a product of child labour: report
â¦[World Vision] has issued a report which says that $3.7 billion worth of food imports to Canada are at risk of being produced by children. That would represent an increase of 63 per cent over the past decade and the report warns the problem is getting worse because of the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. World Vision estimates that eight million children have already been pushed into working.
The report zeros in on an increase in the importation of cashews (188 per cent), chili peppers (173 per cent) and palm oil (98 per cent). It says Mexico accounts for the largest chunk of risky imports to Canada worth $965 in 2019â¦
Child labour behind every Canadian s grocery haul, and it may get worse: World Vision
The Risky Goods report estimates more than $3.7 billion in goods involved child labour in 2019 – a 63 per cent increase from 10 years ago
Feb 4, 2021 10:00 PM By: Canadian Press
An 11-year-old boy, who is a coffee worker in Mexico, is shown in this undated handout photo. A World Vision report warns Canadians could be contributing to child labour with every grocery trip. The Risky Goods report says economic pressures of the pandemic are forcing more children to harvest and produce many of Canada s food imports. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Juan Cuevas, World Vision Mexico