NEW: A relatively new tobacco company in Brazil has doubled profit in the past year. But the growth of this firm has come with a human cost.
OCCRP and @TheInterceptBr reveal labor rights abuses and debt traps in Brazil’s tobacco industry #ChinaTobacco 1/ occrp.org/en/loosetobacc…
OCCRP and @TheInterceptBr reveal labor rights abuses and debt traps in Brazil’s tobacco industry #ChinaTobacco 1/ occrp.org/en/loosetobacc…
China Brasil Tobacos Exportadora (CBT) is a joint venture between the Brazilian subsidiaries of a US firm and China Tobacco.
Though China Tobacco has evaded the scrutiny faced by its US-owned partner, including lawsuits from labor rights defenders. 2/ occrp.org/en/loosetobacc…
Though China Tobacco has evaded the scrutiny faced by its US-owned partner, including lawsuits from labor rights defenders. 2/ occrp.org/en/loosetobacc…
A farm contracted by one of the firms that owns CBT was found using "slave labor." The firm was held partly responsible, but the penalties were later removed under new legislation.
In another case, workers were forced to resign after revealing their pregnancies to bosses. 3/
In another case, workers were forced to resign after revealing their pregnancies to bosses. 3/
CBT’s growth also highlights the closeness between companies and Brazilian politicians. In one case, Venâncio Aires’s vice-mayor accepted funding from CBT and others while in office and opposed a bill placing limitations on cigarette branding. 4/
China is one of the many signatories of a @WHO treaty that aims to cut tobacco production. And the government has made good on this pledge — at home.
This investigation shows how China Tobacco has shifted some of its supply chain abroad. 5/
This investigation shows how China Tobacco has shifted some of its supply chain abroad. 5/
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