The president of the Association of Blueberry Producers of the Argentine Mesopotamia (APAMA), Alejandro Pannunzio, stated that they, along with the Argentine Blueberry Committee, are working in collaboration with the Ministry of Labor of the Nation to prevent child labor. As part of awareness-raising efforts in the media, Alejandro Pannunzio gave an interview to Radio Nacional. In it, he mentioned...

In this blueberry harvest, a system involving harvesters, contractors, producers, municipalities, and unions is being implemented. The aim is to establish child protection regulations in productive communities. Recent control operations in Concordia, where officials reported no detections of child labor, are the result of prevention efforts that the sector has been implementing. Social commitment The blueberry harvest started strongly this...

In the international year for the elimination of child labor, the blueberry sector supports the call of the Global Alliance 8.7 and joins the institutions that will show concrete actions during this year to meet Target 8.7 of the SDGs.

We are proud to receive once again the Enterprise Network against Child Labor Certificate, which recognizes the valuable participation of the Committee in the actions carried out by the Enterprise Network against Child Labor in 2020. We keep on ratifying our commitment to this issue. Thanks to all national, provincial and municipal authorities and to the Technical Team of the...

Officials from the Secretary of Labor conducted blueberry field inspections as part of a joint work with producers and trade unions to strengthen safety measures and improve controls. The government noted that the sector complies with the regulations in force against child labor. 

The second child care center for harvesters’ sons and daughters opened its doors this week in Tucumán. The sector is already working to set up other centers in production provinces such as Entre Ríos, Corrientes and Buenos Aires. “This is our national social strategy,” they announced. The Blueberry harvest will have a strong start at the beginning of October in...

The Secretary of Labor signed an agreement with the Association of Blueberry Producers of the Argentine Mesopotamia (APAMA), which ratifies the commitment against child labor in the blueberry harvest.  Joint follow-up and monitoring will be conducted to protect childhood and working families. The agreement signed by the Secretary of Labor, Ángel Zacarías, and the head of the entity that groups...