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Tobacco Industry Front Groups Fact Sheet

Published by hj on April 28, 2012
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  • Tobacco Industry Monitoring
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This fact sheet outlines some activities that have been carried out by the tobacco industry to protect its profits, including: (1) the revival of old front groups like International Tobacco Growers Association (ITGA); (2)  forming new industry-linked NGOs; (3) utilizing business platform to reach top officials; (4) utilizing prestigious institutions to fight tobacco control; and (5) consolidating its position in the region by devising plans to fight the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) internationally and simultaneously to expand its markets in Asia. 

 

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