Overview
The seminar is designed to expose and analyze the insidious interference of the tobacco industry in policy-making, public health initiatives, and sustainable development agendas. By focusing on industry tactics and their implications for governance and public welfare, this seminar will equip the audience with critical insights and tools to identify and counteract tobacco industry interference.
The panelists will dwell upon the following questions:
1. How interference exacerbates vulnerabilities in governance and public health systems?
2. What techniques are used for tracking industry interference, including transparency
initiatives?
3. What steps are there to adapt FCTC article 5.3 in order to protect policies from industry
influence;
Objectives
Educate: Introduce students to the various tactics of tobacco industry interference, including lobbying, litigation, and misinformation campaigns.
Analyze: Provide evidence how industry interference compromises public health and
sustainable development policies.
Empower: Equip students with skills to identify, monitor, document, and counteract
tobacco industry influence.
Engage: Inspire collaborative action and advocacy among students, academia, and civil society to uphold transparency and accountability in policy-making.
Key Activities
Opening Session Overview of Tobacco Industry Interference Tactics (lobbying, CSR, and public relations strategies) Expert panel TI policy 10 minutes interference, monitoring and reporting Case Study 20 minutes Success stories in resisting industry tactics STOP - Blossom Report Q&A Session 20 minutes Engaging with experts 10 minutes
Target Audience
Expected Outcomes
1. Participants will gain a clear understanding of tobacco industry interference and its implications.
2. Participants will be equipped with skills for identifying, monitoring and documenting interference.
3. Strengthened networks among participants and advocacy groups for collaborative action against tobacco industry tactics.
