Implementing FCTC Article 17 Through Participatory Research With Bidi Workers in Tamil Nadu, India.
Andrew RussellP ChandraMary RobsonPradeep NarayananStanley JosephPavan MukherjeeMira AghiMarty OtañezMadhumita DuttaUpendra BhojaniPrishanti PathakSushil JohnPublished in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2022)
Progress with the FCTC's Article 17 has generally been slow and has focussed on tobacco cultivation rather than later stages in the production process. The bidi industry in India is ripe for the application of an alternative livelihoods approach. This study is one of the first to use participatory methods to investigate the circumstances, experiences, and aspirations of bidi workers themselves.
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