MOSCOW — One woman said children as young as 10 working in the fields developed red rashes on their stomachs and necks as they harvested tobacco for use in cigarettes made by Philip Morris.
Another migrant laborer working in the tobacco fields in Kazakhstan said a farmer confiscated her identification papers and withheld pay to force her to continue working despite dismal conditions. Read the story here.
The New York Times: Philip Morris Is Said to Benefit From Child Labor
Only a tiny fraction of Philip Morris's global tobacco purchases are made in the country
