how how how how Tobacco Control Tobacco Control Tobacco Control Tobacco Control agenda agenda agenda agenda and the and the and the and the Government Government Government Government’ ’ ’s s s have been have been have been have been manipulated manipulated manipulated manipulated by the by the by the by the Tobacco Industry? Tobacco Industry? Tobacco Industry? Tobacco Industry? how how how how ‘ ‘ ‘Tobacco Control Tobacco Control Tobacco Control Tobacco Control’ ’ ’ agenda agenda agenda agenda and the and the and the and the Government Government Government Government’ ’ ’s s s have been have been have been have been manipulated manipulated manipulated manipulated by the by the by the by the Tobacco Industry? Tobacco Industry? Tobacco Industry? Tobacco Industry? The Real Picture The Real Picture The Real Picture The Real Picture Hemant Goswami Hemant Goswami Hemant Goswami Hemant Goswami www.Tobacco www.Tobacco www.Tobacco www.TobaccoFree Free Free FreeIndia.Org India.Org India.Org India.Org
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How Tobacco Industry Hijacked Public Health Agenda
A presentation by Hemant Goswami on How tobacco industry have managed to manipulate the public health agenda over the years. Quoting from the tobacco industry documents itself, Hemant demonstrated the tactics the industry uses to plant tobacco control legislations themselves to prevent any effective and powerful legislation from coming into effect.
Example of how Indian Tobacco Control law has been weakened by the industry influence has also been given by Hemant in the presentation.
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GovernmentGovernmentGovernmentGovernment’’’’ssss have beenhave beenhave beenhave been
manipulatedmanipulatedmanipulatedmanipulated by the by the by the by the Tobacco Industry?Tobacco Industry?Tobacco Industry?Tobacco Industry?
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GovernmentGovernmentGovernmentGovernment’’’’ssss have beenhave beenhave beenhave been
manipulatedmanipulatedmanipulatedmanipulated by the by the by the by the Tobacco Industry?Tobacco Industry?Tobacco Industry?Tobacco Industry?
The Real PictureThe Real PictureThe Real PictureThe Real Picture
SmokeSmokeSmokeSmoke----Free LegislationsFree LegislationsFree LegislationsFree Legislationssponsored by the Tobacco Industry?sponsored by the Tobacco Industry?sponsored by the Tobacco Industry?sponsored by the Tobacco Industry?
Lessons in Legislative Manipulation From the Tobacco Industry by Anne Landman
[From the Tobacco Industry Documents Depository]
SmokeSmokeSmokeSmoke----Free LegislationsFree LegislationsFree LegislationsFree Legislationssponsored by the Tobacco Industry?sponsored by the Tobacco Industry?sponsored by the Tobacco Industry?sponsored by the Tobacco Industry?
The Proactive LegislationThe Proactive LegislationThe Proactive LegislationThe Proactive Legislation
Why�Industry�Pushes�
Smoke-Free�
Legislations?
Tobacco Industry Ensures Tobacco Industry Ensures Tobacco Industry Ensures Tobacco Industry Ensures ComplianceComplianceComplianceCompliance
Promoting�laws�Which�do�not�hurt�their�business
Building RelationshipsBuilding RelationshipsBuilding RelationshipsBuilding RelationshipsA Part of Well Planned StrategyA Part of Well Planned StrategyA Part of Well Planned StrategyA Part of Well Planned Strategy
What�is�Grasstops?
The The The The GrasstopsGrasstopsGrasstopsGrasstops StrategyStrategyStrategyStrategy
THE INFLUENCE OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY ON EUROPEAN TOBACCO-CONTROL POLICY - Gerard Hastings, Kathryn Angus.
The Industry FearsThe Industry FearsThe Industry FearsThe Industry Fears
And�the�Proactive�Strategies
Engage with LawmakersEngage with LawmakersEngage with LawmakersEngage with Lawmakers
USING�RELATIONS�TO�AVERT�POSSIBLE�REGULATIONS
The Game PlanThe Game PlanThe Game PlanThe Game Plan
Over the Years Tobacco Over the Years Tobacco Over the Years Tobacco Over the Years Tobacco control is handled by Federal/ control is handled by Federal/ control is handled by Federal/ control is handled by Federal/
Union Governments Union Governments Union Governments Union Governments –––– Why?Why?Why?Why?
The Industry StrategyThe Industry StrategyThe Industry StrategyThe Industry StrategyGo for National/Federal LegislationsGo for National/Federal LegislationsGo for National/Federal LegislationsGo for National/Federal Legislations
FROM�THE�HORSE’S�MOUTH
Example Example Example Example ---- IndiaIndiaIndiaIndia
This exemption did not exist in any of the State level tobacco control legislations. No body asked for it …. But
the exemption sneaked into the legislation…
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Makes it uselessMakes it uselessMakes it uselessMakes it useless
This�lacunae�leaves�the�pictorial�warning�
provisions�largely�un-implementable�and�
useless.�Only�a�highly�motivated�law�
enforcement�officer�is�likely�to�go�
through�the�long�process�to�book�any�
violator.�This�has�till�date�not�happened�
with�Section�5;�which�also�has�a�similar�
lacunae.�
Manipulation even with the Manipulation even with the Manipulation even with the Manipulation even with the public warning textpublic warning textpublic warning textpublic warning text
Some�of�the�parties�which�have�accepted�money�in�2005�from�ITC�Limited�are�All�India�Anna�DravidaMunnetra Kazhagam - Rs.�0.06�Crore;�All�India�Trinamool Congres - Rs.�0.04�Crore;�Bahujan Samaj Party�- Rs.0.19�Crore ;�Bharatiya Janata Party�- Rs.1.37�Crores;�Biju Janata Dal - Rs.0.11Crore�;�Dravida MunnetraKazhagam - Rs.0.16�Crore;�Indian�National�Congress�- Rs.1.44�Crores;�Indian�National�Lok Dal - Rs.0.03�Crore;�Jammu�&�Kashmir�National�Conference�-Rs.�0.03�Crore ;�Nationalist�Congress�Party�- Rs.0.09�Crore;�Samajwadi Party�-Rs.�0.36�Crore;�Shiv Sena - Rs.0.12�Crore;�Telegu Desam Party�- Rs.�0.15�Crore;�Janata Dal (United)�- Rs.0.08�Crore;�Jharkhand�Mukti Morcha - Rs.0.05Crore;�Rashtriya Janata Dal - Rs.�0.21�Crore;�Shiromani Akali Dal - Rs.�0.08�Crore;�Telangana Rashtra Samithi -Rs.�0.05�Crore
2005 – Annual Report of ITC
Example Example Example Example –––– Involving Public Involving Public Involving Public Involving Public FunctionariesFunctionariesFunctionariesFunctionaries
Example Example Example Example ---- 2222List of people who help out the tobacco company – They are the people who should otherwise enforce
the tobacco-control law. No surprise that not a single case under the tobacco control law has been registered since the promulgation of the legislation. Since the enactment of the legislation in 2004, the
patronage of top bureaucrats and politicians continues. Credit goes to the tobacco companies for keeping these people on their rolls.
The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator
Gen. S. F. Rodrigues at the Red & White
Activity
ExampleExampleExampleExample
The Vice-President of India along with the then
Finance Minister (Now Home Minister) on June 3, 2005 at Delhi
Invitation issued by the office of the Vice-
President, Government of India for covering
the “Red & White Bravery Awards”
Invitation sent to the press from the office of Vice-President of India [Obtained by Hemant Goswami from the office of the Vice Presidents]
gets just 1 cent gets just 1 cent gets just 1 cent gets just 1 cent
from every dollarfrom every dollarfrom every dollarfrom every dollar
spent on spent on spent on spent on
tobaccotobaccotobaccotobacco
But the fact is that the poor farmer gets less than 1% (one percent) of the net value from any kind of tobacco product sale
Interestingly Interestingly Interestingly Interestingly …………........ Nobody talked about farmers during the MSA negotiations when tobacco was on the verge of being declared an illegal product. In-fact, the farmers were not even referred to and neither were they considered stakeholders.
A Manipulation Game –Emotional Plank
in the name of
Farmers
Whenever tobacco industry is cornered,
the politicians and the bureaucrats on the roll of the industry start talking about
the “Interest of the Farmers.” Recently,
major changes and policy shift in
tobacco control in India was done by calling it in the “Interest of the tobacco
farmers.”
These pictures were supposed to appear
on tobacco brands and were also notified
in 2005 – However they never saw the
light of the day. Why and How?
NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5th July 2006New Delhi, the 5th July 2006New Delhi, the 5th July 2006New Delhi, the 5th July 2006
Breach of Trust with the Breach of Trust with the Breach of Trust with the Breach of Trust with the PublicPublicPublicPublic
Dilution of graphic images to be printed on tobacco productsDilution of graphic images to be printed on tobacco productsDilution of graphic images to be printed on tobacco productsDilution of graphic images to be printed on tobacco products
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What The Law ProvidesWhat The Law ProvidesWhat The Law ProvidesWhat The Law Provides
Clearly the new legislation has been made weaker Clearly the new legislation has been made weaker Clearly the new legislation has been made weaker Clearly the new legislation has been made weaker and also been diluted even if compared to 1975 Actand also been diluted even if compared to 1975 Actand also been diluted even if compared to 1975 Actand also been diluted even if compared to 1975 ActClearly the new legislation has been made weaker Clearly the new legislation has been made weaker Clearly the new legislation has been made weaker Clearly the new legislation has been made weaker and also been diluted even if compared to 1975 Actand also been diluted even if compared to 1975 Actand also been diluted even if compared to 1975 Actand also been diluted even if compared to 1975 Act
ItItItIt’’’’s Time to be Proactives Time to be Proactives Time to be Proactives Time to be Proactive
The tobacco Industry has been manipulating both the Government as well as Public Health Activists. Most of us are playing to their tunes and merely REACTING to what the industry throws at us. The Industry is well prepared for all this……..