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The sugar agroindustry in El Salvador assumed more than 20 years ago the commitment to progressively, but steadily, eliminate hazardous child labor in the cultivation and harvesting of sugar cane, working in alliance with the government sector and at the same time determining and regulating protected adolescent labor endorsed in El Salvador's national legislation.

With the start of preparatory activities for the new 2022-2023 sugarcane harvest, the Asociación de Azucareros del Istmo Centroamericano (AICA) and the sugar organizations of the six countries of the region that make up the association, today launched the campaign "¡Yo te cuido!", whose objective is to contribute to raising awareness about the importance of preventing child labor in the sector.