TMV is a virus that is commonly found in tobacco plants which causes splotchy or twisted leaves, strange mottling symptoms (a mosaic), slowed growth, and reduced yields
The 2001 amendment to the Childrens Act prohibits children under 18 from performing any work, involving contact with any hazardous substance, article or process,[57] and the Environmental Management Act of 2002 defines a hazardous substance as any substance, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, or any organism which is injurious to human health or the environment.[58] Statutory Instrument 12 of 2007 outlines the Environmental Management Acts regulations and specifically includes pesticides among the substances considered hazardous.[59] In its response to Human Rights Watch, the government confirmed that the use of chemicals would be considered hazardous work for children.[60] Mercy, a 12-year-old child tobacco worker in Mashonaland Central, described how she applied pesticides to the small-scale farms where she worked: We take the chemical and put it in the water
This method is particularly useful for trees and shrubs, which can suffer from wounds that take a long time to heal
If you are 16 or older, check out their Facebook pages for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to quit smoking or vaping
It worked!" -- Alexandra Hanson Huebner Worth a shot
