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You do need to read slightly further to see the issue with tobacco plants: > All the while, nicotine — a substance he's barely old enough to legally purchase n
by Symbiote 4y ago
You do need to read slightly further to see the issue with tobacco plants:
> All the while, nicotine — a substance he's barely old enough to legally purchase now — seeped into his skin. For all tobacco workers, but especially kids, that can cause nicotine poisoning, or green tobacco sickness, whose symptoms include nausea, vomiting, headaches and dizziness.
- HarryHirsch 4y agoThat sounds like a work safety issue, not a child labour issue.
- jackvalentine 4y agoThe two aren’t unrelated - kids can’t advocate for themselves like an adult can. In my state it’s illegal for people under 18 to do hazardous work for this reason. I don’t know if tobacco picking would count as hazardous but other jobs with exposure to chemicals do.
- arcticbull 4y agoIt’s both, children can’t report workplace issues because they don’t know what they’re looking for, and nobody would believe them anyways.
- kube-system 4y agoThat applies to many adults too. People don’t automatically become familiar with labor law when they turn 18, nor is labor law a part of public school curriculum.