World Day Against Child Labour was observed this past Sunday as an awareness event to protect children against labour. The region of Ixil in Guatemala is one of the poorest coffee-growing regions in the world. Low literacy rates and child labor have long plagued the population. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, and partners in the region are tackling child labour and poverty by promoting education and safe youth employment in the coffee industry. FAO's André Vornic reports...

<p>World Day Against Child Labour was observed this past Sunday as an awareness event to protect children against labour. The region of Ixil in Guatemala is one of the poorest coffee-growing regions in the world. Low literacy rates and child labor have long plagued the population. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, and partners in the region are tackling child labour and poverty by promoting education and safe youth employment in the coffee industry. FAO's Andr&eacute; Vornic reports...</p>

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