The Child Tobacco Farmers of Kazakhstan

The Child Tobacco Farmers of Kazakhstan
Moises Saman / Magnum for Human Rights Watch

Crops to Be Harvested
Freshly picked tobacco leaves lie on the ground near the village of Malybai. Kazakhstan prohibits anyone younger than 18 from working on tobacco farms, because of the intense labor, harmful pesticides and immediate exposure to high nicotine levels.

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