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Human Rights Watch
Director of the Children's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch
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Zama Coursen-Neff
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Children Picking Tobacco in US Exposed to Serious Health Concerns Children are not allowed to buy cigarettes in the United States — but they are allowed to work in tobacco fields. In North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, a survey has found that they're showing symptoms of nicotine poisoning. Restrictions on child labor in the US are different for agriculture than for other industries.
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