Allegation Letters regarding Trafficking and Forced Labour in Tobacco Farms (05 Jul 2022)

To: AHL Group; British American Tobacco Plc; Imperial Brands PLC; Japan; Japan Tobacco Group; Malawi; Philip Morris International Inc.; Pyxus International Inc.; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; United States of America; Universal Corporation

Subject: Allegations of trafficking in persons for forced labour, including children, on tobacco farms, exposing tenant farmers and their families to serious human rights violations, with a lack of accountability and inadequate access to remedies for the victims.

Mandates: Trafficking in persons; Business; Food; Health; Human rights defenders; Racism; Slavery; Women and girls