BY VISHESH GUPTA IX C APEEJAY SCHOOL ,KHARHAR

Child Labour statistics

40000 children are involved in child labor

They work 8 to 12 hours a day They are paid 15/- per day

They are made to stuff gunpowder into holding trays for crackers.
the children s hands are stained yellow due to handling of cyanide based gum

India is already estimated to have 125million childlabour workers , 80 percent in rural areas.

THE CHILD LABOUR

WHICH MAKES CRACKERS

LEADING TO PERMANENT DISABILITY AND LOSS OF CHILD LIFE

6 killed in fire factory fire 16 killed

in firecracker factory fire in Madurai

25 people killed in firecracker

factory blast
7

killed in firecracker factory blast

SO

THAT
WE

CAN
BUY CRACKERS

IF WE ARE NOT CAREFUL IT MAY

LEAD TO

CAUSING
LIFELONG

PAIN
&

SUFFERING

Crackers Injuries

Around 100 reach hospital with burn injuries 7year old boy loses vision after being hit by a cracker bomb .The hospital received 8 injury cases. 21 year old loses vision due to atom bomb Hospital received 44 burning cases out of nine were severe. 2 adults with asthama had an aggravated situation due to smoke Eye care institution received 6 year old,13 year old ,14 year old with eye injuries. 8 year old sustained injuries in eyebrow area

Cheap thrills with toxic consequences

i) ii) iii) iv)

They harm and kill people They harm and kill animals They damage and destroy property They damage and destroy the environment

People get killed making fireworks Nearly half of the fireworks fail to meet basic quality and standards Firecrackers(25%) ,rockets(21%),sparklers(11%) accounted for most of the injuries departments Children are 11 times more likely to be injured by fireworks Fireworks explosions cause tinnitus and even deafness People who suffer from asthma experience discomfort. Bottle rockets are the single greatest cause of eye injuries requiring hospitalisation. Sparklers can ignite clothing and hair. Three sparklers burning together create the heat of a blow torchSparklers can ignite clothing and hair.

Fireworks kill and harm animals

Fireworks have been proven to be detrimental to companion animals and wildlife Using fireworks near animals is both cruel and inhumane as explosive fireworks cause animals immense fear and stress Animals who are too close to firework explosions often suffer significant burns and eye damage Dogs often run and catch thrown fireworks in their mouths believing them to be toys The ears of most animals are considerably more sensitive than the human ear and fireworks can permanently affect their acute sense of hearing Many animals are terrified of these noises and break free or jump fences to try and escape the terror Animals fleeing from fireworks often get lost or killed. Dogs are prone to being hit by cars and birds are prone to breaking their necks by flying into buildings A bull trying to escape his pen in response to a fireworks display died after becoming impaled on the fence

Dogs are brought to shelters with paws bloody from running or torn skin from tearing through a backyard wooden fence or, worse, crippled from being hit by a car Laying hens show extremely low egg production the day after fireworks and the eggs are often malformed (Dr. Ian Duncan, an ethologist at the University of Guelph, Ontario) Waterfowl become entangled in remnants of fireworks that land in waterways and ponds Fish ingest the debris and die, sometimes even causing the deaths of scavenging animals that eat them Even butterflies are at direct risk of becoming disoriented, injured, and killed. The combined responses to fireworks of panic and disorientation can result in birds' flying into a building or too far out to sea. (Dr. David Noakes, a zoologist at the University of Guelph, Ontario) Sound from loud gunshots on snow geese found that the birds reduced their feeding time In 1996, research demonstrated that hatchling and juvenile black ducks grew slower and had less body weight than black ducks living in low-noise areas Zoo staff often express particular concerns for their animals' safety.

Fireworks damage and destroy the environment

Fireworks have started grass and forest fires Even when green, Chromolaena oderata (Triffid Weed), an outlawed invader plant, burns readily and facilitates fires The explosion of fireworks releases poisonous chemicals and particle-laden smoke, contaminating our natural environment Fireworks produce light pollution, noise pollution, air pollution, debris and litter Fireworks damage the Ozone layer

HARSH REALITIES : Reported South African fireworks-related trauma and accidents

YEAR 2006/2007 KZN: Children lose fingers in firework accidents Mondli Zisongo (18) weeps daily at the Addington Hospital for the three fingers he lost on his right hand when he lit firecrackers and held onto them, expecting them to give off sparks, not explode. At R.K. Khan Hospital there is a nine-year-old who only has the little finger on his right hand left. At Port Shepstone Hospital, a three-year-old had his middle finger amputated following a firework injury. The hospital treated three firework injuries, but this was the most serious. King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban received 15 firework victims on January 1, the youngest only five. The patients were either burnt on the hands and forehead or suffered damage to their eyes

THE SOUTH AFRICAN

EXPERIENCE

YEAR 2008 Durban: Two patients, ageing 32 and 34 had fingers amputated after crackers exploded in their hands during Diwali celebrations. Another patient was treated for burn wounds and discharged. Chatsworth: A 13-year old teenager sustained serious mouth injuries when a cracker exploded in his mouth. A 22-year old man sustained injuries to his left eye and forehead in the same area. George: A horse died tragically due to the trauma of fireworks: It tried to jump a fence when fire crackers went off. It hit the fence and burst its stomach and died due to its injuries.

Durban's Golden Mile beachfront: An eight-month-old baby had to be taken to Addington Hospital soon after the countdown to New Year's Day after being hit by a cracker

Year 2005 ,2004

Port Elizabeth area: Eight dogs died and more than 60 were reported missing after fleeing in terror from suburban Guy Fawkes firework displays. The eight dogs that had died had been run over by cars after fleeing from areas where fireworks were exploding Mankweng hospital: 7 children and 1 adult were treated for facial injuries caused by fireworks. 3 children will be left permanently blind. Witpoort (near Roodepoort): A house burnt down when its thatched roof caught fire from fireworks

ALSO TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THE POSITIVE CHANGE

SAY
NO TO
CRACKERS

SAY
YES TO LIFE