Nigeria, Nov. 9 -- Tobacco-control advocates across the globe have lauded the International Labour Organisation's decision to finally sever ties with tobacco industries.

At the 337th Governing Board Session of the ILO which held between October 24 and November 7, the agency endorsed an integrated strategy to address decent work deficits in the tobacco sector, which will be implemented free from tobacco industry money.

''This decision closes the tobacco industry's last avenue of influence in the U.N. system and brings the ILO in line with the World Health Organization's Global Tobacco Treaty,'' said Michel Legendre, Associate Campaign Director at Corporate Accountability.

''We welcome the decision and look forward to the implementation ...