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FCTC Convention Considered Off The Tobacco Industry

SURABAYA – a number of associations and organizations pertembakauan in Indonesia urged the Government in order to immediately reject the framework Convention on Tobacco Control Framework Convention on Tobacco/Control (FCTC). Because, it will turn off the tobacco industry in the country. In doing so, it will make millions of people who gave up his life of this sector will be idle. Chairman of Indonesia's tobacco farmers Association (APTI), Soeseno stated, if Indonesia ratified the FCTC, then welfare about six million farmers and tobacco workers across Indonesia. In Java approximately 600,000 people. Until now, no other commodities its profits could exceed tobacco and generally only tobacco... [Read more]

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