Child labor by Amaya Persaud https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly en-us 2023-02-10 17:58:02 UTC 2026-01-07 20:02:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Mercury poisoning amayapersaud https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2480021797
Mercury Poisoning is a very deadly chemical that can kill kids. Mercury Poisoning can cause many things like Brain damage, and a concussion.


1. (Newsela) An 8 year old boy named Jean Experienced Child labor working in a mine, “Since working here, I have had problems with my skin, body pains, and pain in my eyes”. Credit: Refseek.

2. Another example to show this is, the mining industry is the only industry that can cause Mercury poisoning. The rate of kids dying from mercury poisoning is very high, since there are lots of kids that work for the mining industry. 

3. “As global demand for mineral resources increases, so do the associated dangers that raise red flags for miners' human rights


        As you can see, the rate of kids dying and the dangers of Mercury poisoning are really high, and we can easily prevent this.

]]> 2023-02-13 17:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2480021797 Ways to help the cause amayapersaud https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2480039190
What are ways we can help you might ask, well here's five ways you can help the cause!

  1. You can donate money to the WE foundation.
  2. You can contact businesses that use Child Labor
  3.  Make articles and videos to help the cause 
  4. talk about child labor to people who can help
  5. Have ideas and plans for child labor and share them
]]> 2023-02-13 18:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2480039190 Child Labor Activists alexandercianchett https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2480041942 Have you ever thought about how there's children around the world helping parents, doing something like unloading/loading the dishwasher, doing laundry, etc? Yet some kids are being paid $.10 for 12 hours of work every day on tobacco fields. Because of this, a ton of activists are working to bring down child labor. Some activists that are trying to help are Iqbal, Craig, and Prabhat Kumar. 


]]> 2023-02-13 18:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2480041942 Nicotine Poisoning amayapersaud https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2482355480 Another dangerous effect that kills kids is Nicotine Poisoning, It can cause many things like cancer, and brain damage.


1.According to Richmond Va, “Newsela. “You have to be at least 18 years old to buy cigs or tobacco, but when it comes to working on a field filled with tobacco plants it feels like that age doesn't matter”. 

3.The Dangers of nicotine poisoning are really bad and it can spread unlike other poisonings. 

As you can see, Nicotine poisoning is a really bad poisoning and can spread. It can start very quickly without you even knowing that you have been poisoned. 

]]> 2023-02-14 17:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2482355480 Carpet Making abigailferrucci https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2483862866 Carpet making can lead to many problems, especially for young kids. Here are some examples...

1. If the family member forced into bonded labor is a child, due to the long hours and poor nutrition, the child may get sick (with no treatment available) and even die. 

2. They work long hours, and it can cause many health/body problems.

3. Some child workers get chained to their loom.

]]> 2023-02-15 17:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2483862866 Bad weather amayapersaud https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2484234645 Mercury and nicotine poisoning are different things, But bad weather is a different topic because unlike poisons bad weather can cause diseases, heart attacks, strokes, and stress

 1.Working in cold weather takes away heat stress and other things caused by higher temperatures but that does not stop other sickness from happening like malaria can be caused by cold weather. 

2.Sometimes it can feel like slavery sometimes for them, bad weather can also let them develop stress. 

3. According to Michael Moore credit:VirtualLCR.com “You can’t regulate child labor. You can’t regulate slavery. Some things are just wrong”.]]> 2023-02-15 23:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2484234645 Iqbal Masih alexandercianchett https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2485353917 1. This quote says a lot about Iqbal's childhood according to Iqbal and Craig: Two Children against child labor “Iqbal’s father sold him to a carpet factory for $12 at 4 years old”. Iqbal was chained to his loom too. Iqbal was playing with his friends when he got shot after speaking out about child labor.]]> 2023-02-16 17:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2485353917 Craig Keilburger alexandercianchett https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2485355149 Craig was 12 when he opened a magazine looking for comic books. He ended up finding a passage about Iqbal, and found out he died trying to stand up for children in child labor. The WE foundation is an organization that tries to get people to also try and help solve other problems, not just child labor. Also Craig realized since he and people in his group are young, adults don't take them very seriously, “One of our biggest problems is parents don’t take us seriously and we oversimplify the problem."]]> 2023-02-16 17:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2485355149 Main Jobs abigailferrucci https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2485358388 the most common jobs are, making carpets, working with coal, and picking tobacco. 


]]> 2023-02-16 17:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2485358388 Prabhat Kumar alexandercianchett https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2485360067 Prabhat Kumar
Prabhat Kumar is another activist who is against child labor.
Prabhat said this when giving a speech about child labor"But if you really look at the issue, this won't be the case," “No one wants to buy things that are made by children.”
]]> 2023-02-16 17:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2485360067 Coal Mining abigailferrucci https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2485369320 It's difficult for many reasons. Some of these reasons are..
 1.it can be tiring, and weakening to the body.

2. in as few as five years, miners could increase their risk of dying from lung cancer. 

3.in an interview in 1819, John Fairbrother commented that he had seen his master “with a horse whip standing outside the mill when the children had come too late [and] he lashed them all the way to the mill.

]]> 2023-02-16 18:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2485369320 CHILD LABOR - Effects of child labor amayapersaud https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2486623693 Their are many effects of child labor. Mercury poisoning, nicotine poisoning, and bad weather are just 3 effects. ]]> 2023-02-17 17:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2486623693 Tobacco abigailferrucci https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2486625061 picking tobacco can be very unsafe. it can cause many health problems. it can also just be a hard job. here are some examples...

1.children as young as 7 are working long hours in tobacco fields.

2.Children working in tobacco are usually deprived of leisure and their right to education.

3. They are exposed to serious health risks – acute nicotine poisoning, pesticide exposure and other related risks.]]> 2023-02-17 17:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2486625061 Teen Activism abigailferrucci https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2491527341 Teen activists face many obstacles, like mental challenges, physical violence, and putting time and effort into making a change.

]]> 2023-02-22 17:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2491527341 Mentally issues for teen activist amayapersaud https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2491531439  Teen activists make speeches and they don’t stop talking, they keep on talking until they complete their mission.

1.“I have the right for education, I have the right to sing, I have the right to play, I have the right to speak, I have the right to talk,” says Malala.”Malala The powerful” 
2. Alex Lin, a teen activist, made speeches because he wanted everybody to know that we should be recycling  E-waste. 
3.“I wanted to do something in the community about it so I found some friends, brought them together and we decided to start a community problem solving team,” said Alex lin.”Alex Lin Helps reduce E-waste”.]]> 2023-02-22 18:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2491531439 Physical challenges abigailferrucci https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2491728247 Teen activist go through many challenges. One of these challenges being physical violence. Some examples of this is...

1.  Malala got shot by the taliban for speaking out against them, and trying to gain more rights for women.

2.Iqbal masih was a young child labourer who was shot and killed for escaping slavery. 

3. some child labourers can get hit or abused by their masters if they mess up, or if their late.]]> 2023-02-22 20:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2491728247 Time and Effort alexandercianchett https://padlet.com/amayapersaud/3xxdm2lp3ngj60ly/wish/2491920423 Teen Activist have a lot of time and effort going into their jobs. Like Craig Kielburger, hes been an activist since he was 12 and hes now 40 years old! Hes been an activist for 28 years, that's some serious detication. 

Its not only Craig that puts in time and effort, but so does Malala. One day Malala was walking home from school while the Taliban tried to take her life by shooting her in the head. Malala survived this attack and still is protesting.

Alex Lin, much like Craig Kielburger has been an activist for quite a while. He started protesting about pollution in 5th grade! Alex Lin is now 23 years old hes been an activist for about 12 years now!

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