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The Nation: Why Are Children Working in American Tobacco Fields?

December 14, 2015 by Peter Eversoll

Great reporting from The Nation on young farmworkers: Young farm workers are falling ill from “green tobacco sickness” while the industry denies it and government lets it happen. The air was heavy and humid on the morning the three Cuello sisters joined their mother in the tobacco fields. The girls were dressed in jeans and… Read More →

NC Youth on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

December 11, 2015 by Peter Eversoll

The Daily Show interviews NC teens: Get More: Comedy Central,Funny Videos,Funny TV Shows

NY Times: Just 13, and Working Risky 12-Hour Shifts in the Tobacco Fields

December 11, 2015 by Peter Eversoll

The NY Times published this great article, featuring Saray’s story… PINK HILL, N.C. — On many mornings, as tobacco plants tower around her, Saray Cambray Alvarez pulls a black plastic garbage bag over her 13-year-old body to protect her skin from leaves dripping with nicotine-tinged dew. When Saray and other workers — including several more… Read More →

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