Reynolds American, Inc (RAI) Draws Fire As Tobacco Farm Workers Decry Labor Conditions

 

(International Business Times) ... Hundreds of farm laborers and their supporters rallied in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this week at the annual shareholder meeting of Reynolds America, Inc., owner of popular cigarette brands such as Camel, Kool and American Spirit.
... Tobacco workers often grapple with poor housing, low wages and unsafe working conditions. Many are foreigners who come on temporary H-2A work visas. Some are lured by false promises and even pay third-party contractors for placement in the tobacco fields, as documented in a joint report issued by FLOC and Oxfam in 2011. Continued