Our main ideas

No such thing as fair trade tobacco: Tobacco can not be fairly traded, as its cultivation is associated with damage to health, environmental destruction and human rights violation.

Better working conditions: The working conditions in tobacco farming- which involve indebtedness, child labour and health damage- are unsustainable. As long as there are still no alternatives for tobacco growers, we demand the improvement of working conditions as well as better worker protection.

Reforestation: Tobacco production destroys natural resources  through soil depletion and the logging of forests. We therefore call for reforestation measures and the phasing out of tobacco farming.

Phasing-out tobacco cultivation: In order for tobacco growers to live in a more acceptable and autonomous manner, it is essential that tobacco cultivation be phased out. We support the development of alternative crop farming and other alternate sources of revenue.

Non-smoker protection laws: We demand comprehensive non-smoker protection laws.

Backing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: We support the actual implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), particularly article 17 (diversification), 18 (protection of the environment and health of persons) and 26 (financial resources).

A solidary and ecological world economy: The global economy is marked by injustice, privileging multinational companies such as PMI or BAT. We campaign for a solidary, ecological and peaceful world economic order, which is orientated towards the needs of people.