Did you know that tobacco is grown mostly in developing countries around the world? Child labour, climate change, deforestation and food shortages can be linked to tobacco production.
With the smokers market shrinking in the West, tobacco companies are now capturing new hearts, minds and habits – especially young people in the developing world.
Add to this the huge demand for fake or smuggled cigarettes, which supports criminal activity from Eastern sweatshops to Western street corners, and we have global exploitation that is as insidious as nicotine is addictive.
Watch the videos