Concerns over child labour on Indonesia's tobacco farms

A new report documents how thousands of children in Indonesia - some as young as 8 years old - are being poisoned on tobacco farms, as they work in hazardous conditions. Image: Indonesian child tobacco workers (Human Rights Watch)

Indonesian child tobacco workers Source: Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch says tobacco companies are making money off the backs of Indonesian child workers - and the government has done little to educate families about the dangers.

 

Two large multinationals operating there - Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco - market their products in Australia.