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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7969

21 May 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/trafficking of children/africa
EP denounces use by certain multinationals of child labour and calls for labelling of products allowing to identify those that are "obtained while respecting ethics"

Strasbourg, 21/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament, during its topical debates, adopted a resolution on the trafficking of children in Africa, following the case of the Etireno ship registered in Nigeria which, last April, was heading to Benin in Gabon, carried 43 children and young adults of which at least twelve where, according to the investigations carried out, "potential slaves". The Parliament notes that certain multinationals "indirectly" use child labour, and that the...

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