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Un trabajo que intoxica

Una joven de 16 años en una plantación de tabaco en Carolina del Norte se pone sus guantes de trabajo. “Cuando estoy en las plantaciones no siento que nada sea diferente de cuando tenía 12 años”, dijo. “[Todavía] tengo dolores de cabeza (…) y sufro del estómago. También siento náuseas… Siento como si el estómago me diera vueltas. Como si estuviera a punto de vomitar”.

© 2015 Benedict Evans para Human Rights Watch

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