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 Report: Philip Morris Benefits From Child LaborPosted on Jul 14, 2010
Human Rights Watch is planning to release a report on Wednesday that documents widespread child and forced labor practices on the Central Asian farms that supply tobacco to Philip Morris’ cigarette factory in Kazakhstan. —JCL
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By samosamo, July 15, 2010 at 7:00 am Link to this comment
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Kind of besmirches the corporate idea of off-shoring all our jobs
just so a bunch of babies can be exploited at all points of
production for us americans to continue to consume those
cheap and worthless commodities while righteously enhancing
the home corporation’s profits, thus exemplifying the supreme
example of the height of human superiority here in america.
But dignifies the act of americans keeping their 20 year and
Report thisolder children at home to keep them protected from having to,
how did kkkrove put that, ‘so my child won’t have to pick
tomatoes’. All just a matter of prioritization.
By kerryrose, July 14, 2010 at 11:46 am Link to this comment
The same is true of Firestone rubber plants in Liberia.
Nov 19, 2009
Firestone and Child Labor Mentioned on “The Colbert Report”
On The Colbert Report on November 17th, Stephen Colbert discussed a recent move by business lobbyists in the US to oppose bans on the importation of products made using forced and child labor.
I guess the lobbyists won because I can still buy Firestone products.
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