A LIT CANDLE HAS BEEN BURNING
IN REMEMBRANCE OF
BISHOP PATRICIA FRESEN R.I.P.
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE
WITH THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS
OF BISHOP FRESEN.
MAY STRENGTH AND BLESSINGS
BE THEIRS AT THIS TIME
OF GRIEF AND MOURNING.
Friday, October 25, 2024
A CANDLE HAS BEEN BURNING IN REMEMBRANCE OF CHILDREN IN MALAWI
A CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT IN REMEMBRANCE OF CHILDREN IN MALAWI. THERE IS QUESTION THAT CHILDREN WORK WITHIN TOBACCO FIELDS AND SUFFER ILLNESS, ALLEGED NEWS. [1]
WITH THANKS TO THOSE WHO HIGHLIGHTED THE PLIGHT OF OUR MALAWIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN OUR HUMAN FAMILY, ALLEGED NEWS. [1], [2], [3] and [4]
Child tobacco pickers
A study report by children's organization Plan found the following, Alleged News: [1]
- Children in Malawi receive just 17 U.S. cents (11 pence) for 12 hours of unrelenting work, Alleged News [1]
- As one of the world's largest tobacco producers, Malawi is reliant on the tobacco industry for its national income and thousands of children, some as young as five, work in the fields to support their families, Alleged News. [1] Through original participatory research, Plan has gained an insight into the realities of their lives. [1]
Green Tobacco Sickness
- As well as long hours and little pay, children are unknowingly blighted by the effects of Green Tobacco sickness, (GTS); Alleged News. [1] GTS is a poisoning found in workers who cultivate and harvest tobacco and is exacerbated by rain or dew on the crop; Alleged News. [1] On humid days the average field worker may be exposed to as much as 54 mg of dissolved nicotine - the equivalent of more than 50 average cigarettes, Alleged News. [1]
- Common symptoms of Green Tobacco Sickness (GTS), or nicotine poisoning, include severe headaches, abdominal pain, muscle weakness, coughing and breathlessness; Alleged News. [3]
[1] Plan, August 2009. Research with children working on tobacco farms in Malawi. Preface. Hard work, long hours and little pay, Alleged News
https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/pdf/3809.pdf/
[2] Daily Maverick. Is big tobacco using child and forced labour in Malawi, Alleged News
[3] Framework Convention Alliance: Malawi child tobacco pickers exposed to nicotine poisoning, Alleged News
https://fctc.org/resource-hub/malawi-child-tobacco-pickers-exposed-to-nicotine-poisoning/
[4] Child labourers in Malawi suffer from tobacco poisoning; Alleged News
With thanks to Plan, msn.com. fctc.org and youtube