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Hazardous Child Labour: FAO’s Contribution to Protecting Children from Pesticide Exposure

Year of publication 2015

Pages 2p.

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Improving pesticide management has become a global priority to protect the human health and the environment. Pesticides are heavily used particularly in agriculture (and also in public health for pest control), where children are exposed to these pesticides as workers, bystanders, and consumers. They are particularly vulnerable to pesticide exposure for various biological and behavioural reasons.

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