巴基斯坦采取步骤结束棉花产业的童工

 

Pak takes steps to end child labour in cotton industry

Pakistani Commerce Minister told Khurram Dastagir Khan told the National Assembly (Parliament) recently that the government was taking steps to end forced child labour in the cotton industry. He also said that concrete steps are also being taken to avoid use of pesticides which were damaging the health of these children, Pakistani newspapers have reported.
Pakistan is the world's fourth largest cotton producer. In the next session of Parliament, he said his ministry would inform the House about the number of forced child labour in the cotton industry. Khan also said that the Punjab and Sindh governments have started addressing the issue.
He said agricultural pesticides were regulated items under law. The import, distribution and sale of agro commodities are in the private sector, he said. Khan said according to the WHO toxicity classification the registered pesticides in Pakistan were moderately hazardous and easily degradable.
He said that the government has banned all pesticides having potential for damaging human health as declared by the Rotterdam Convention.

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巴基斯坦采取步骤结束棉花产业的童工

巴基斯坦商务部长Khurram Dastagir Khan最近向国民议会表示,政府正在采取措施结束棉花产业被迫的童工。他还说,已经采取具体措施，避免使用杀虫剂破坏这些孩子的健康,巴基斯坦报纸报道。

巴基斯坦是世界上第四大棉花生产国。在下一届议会会议上,他说,他的部门将通知众议院关于被迫在棉花产业劳动的童工的数量。Khan还说,旁遮普和信德省政府已经开始解决这个问题。

他说农药是法律下的管制项目。农业商品的进口、分销和销售是在私营部门,他说。Khan说，根据世界卫生组织的毒性分类，巴基斯坦登记的农药是比较危险,容易降解。

他说,政府已经禁止使用所有潜在损害人体健康的农药，在鹿特丹公约中声明道。