CHILD LABOR

For political reasons, Alvaro Noboa has also been accused of supporting child labor on his banana plantations, which does not reflect the truth given that, in the agricultural context, child labor historically forms a part of rural culture of farmers who not only asked, but demanded, that their children participate in some kind of agricultural labor, during vacations, in order to make ends meet, and to avoid that idleness lead to delinquent behavior.

It is necessary to point out that the work performed by these minors, and which fulfilled social and family needs, was always appropriate to their age and received all the guarantees and conditions contemplated by social and labor legislation.

Ever since the country set about eradicating child-labor in agricultural concerns, the Noboa Corporation took corrective measures to the extent that child-labor has not existed for many years, not even for minors between 15 and 18 which is permissible by law, due to consistent political attacks distorting the truth of the matter.

The eradication of child labor in agricultural companies belonging to the Noboa Corporation is certified by national and international organizations aimed at protecting adolescent and child rights.