Transcripts For CSPAN Sprouting In The Fields 20170404 : vim

The emergency room because i was feeling really bad and as feeling really bad. Inez. We feel dizzy, suffocated from the sun, tired and weak. Work that deprives children of their childhood. Their potential and their dignity. And that is harmful to physical and mental development. While many agree that labor is harmful to the health of children, many migrant or immigrant families are forced to send their children into the work force for the additional income. The loose regulations of the Tobacco Industry create jobs for many undocumented workers. While children working with tobacco can suffer Serious Health consequences and educational drawbacks, many families have farming heritage or simply do not have enough money to support themselves. Because of the dueality of this issue, the new president and Congress Must address child labor in the Tobacco Industry in 2017. The farming and agriculture industry is one of the most dangerous in america. The Tobacco Industry is particularly hazardous because workers are exposed to nicotine, a poisonous compound that occurs naturally in tobacco plants. This exposure to toxic chemicals causes many laborers to suffer acute nicotine poisoning, commonly known as green leaf sickness. We called representative cicilline of rhode island who has previously introduced legislation on this issue. Mr. Cisleapy they are working in very hot conditions and do things like harvesting tobacco plants as well as applying toxic pesticides and as a result of this, children were experiencing very Serious Health consequences. Nausea, vomiting, loss of app tied, dizziness, lightheadedness, sleeplessness while working on tobacco forms. They are both liquid and fall soluble so when workers go into a wet field covered with morning dew theyre absorbing more nicotine into the system than usual. These toxins are absorbed and not only have shortterm effects such as rashes and wheezing, but also can cause changes in heart rate and difficulty breathing which can lead to death. We called dr. Thomas archery, a director at the center for worker health, to discuss the severity of the Health Implications for child laborers. Children arent just small adults. Theyre children. So all their systems are developing. So if your neurological system is developing at that point and youre exposed to neurotoxins that have greater effects. Education is a necessary tool in order to succeed. The u. N. Secretary general ban kimoon stressed the importance of education in september of 2016. Education is a human right. By working on farms instead of being in school, children are risking their opportunities. When visiting reed mackey, he explained how childrens education is affected by them working in the Tobacco Industry. You show up in school after a weekend of working and youre completely exhausted and you got, you know, full day of schoolwork ahead of you. Its just very challenging. We think that two out of three children in agriculture in these migrant communities, we believe that two out of three drop out of school. The numbers, the federal data is really bad. According to the Global Partnership for education, children that are in school for even one additional year have the potential to increase their earnings in the long run by 10 . Delegate Alfonso Lopez from virginia also spoke about the effects working on tobacco farms has. Its the sort of hard choices were having to make or these kids and families are having to make that are making money, helping support their family or attending school. Education is significantly impacted when children are working on tobacco farms. While there are many people that believe child labor in the Tobacco Industry should be banned, there are still many who believe it is necessary. We visited Chris Middletons a family farm to discuss his experience working there as a teenager. I think more teenagers should experience the same sort of thing. Families with tobacco mayor taj have a different approach to this issue compared to migrant or immigrant families. Due to the loose regulations of the Tobacco Industry, many undocumented children are able to find jobs out on the fields. In the most extreme poverty we will see the highest impact on the child labor sectors. The work maybe dangerous but according to poverty, most child labor is due to the imperial need to survive. One of the Washington Post spoke about her experiences writing an article detailing the reasons why child labor in egards to tobacco is such an accessible industry for immigrants. Latino families, undocumented families, immigrant families do this work because not a lot of other people will do this work. Child labor in the Tobacco Industry is an issue that is rarely spoken about and often not given the attention it deserves. Children working in tobacco fields deal with serious and educational complications that stay with them for life and keep them in the cycle of poverty. I dont think the solution is to say, ok, those people cant work these jobs. Its that you have to legitimize them. Regulations in addition to adding tobacco to the list of Hazardous Industries must be put in place to protect laborers, especially those as delicate as children. Because of the many layers of this issue, the new congress and president must address child labor in the Tobacco Industry in 2017. Watch all of the prizewinning documentries in this years student cam competition. Isit studentcam. Org. A brief reminder that well have live coverage of the house at noon eastern. About 15 minutes from now. Right now, though, a conversation on the start of the senates debate of neil gorsuch to be the next u. S. Supreme court justice. D presides oor. Washington journal continues. Paul kanere joined by of the Washington Post. The headline of this recent ofce is that the nomination new gorsuch is on track to change the rules of the senate. What is going on with this nomination fight . Guest it is kind of unlike anything in history, because you have this working month absence since Justice Salida died, and you have Justice Antonin Scalia died, and you have this forfour split