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Jump to full article: All-Africa.com, 2006-05-09
Author: Charles Mwanamukando Lusaka / The Post (Lusaka)
Intro: OVER 6,000 children are working on family tobacco farms, Choma district administrative officer Mungoni Simulilika has said.
During celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of HODI, a local non-governmental Organisation in Choma, Simulilika said the figure did not include children working in local tobacco commercial farms.
He said there was rampant abuse of school children by tobacco farmers.
"According to the baseline survey conducted by HODI early this year, Mbabala and Tara areas were found to be the prime tobacco areas with high incidences of children working in tobacco farms," he said. Simulilika said the survey also revealed that the children performed hazardous tasks such as lifting heavy loads, spraying chemicals and working excessively long hours.
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