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Report of the Global Solutions Forum: Acting together to end child labour in agriculture

Concrete experiences and successful practices shared on 2–3 November 2021









FAO. 2022. Report of the Global Solutions Forum – Acting together to end child labour in agriculture. Concrete experiences and successful practices shared on 2–3 November 2021. Rome.




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