The Change Is Within
Boomtown Brats... Six Days A Wick
Teenagers and women take the place of child labour in the fireworks units of Sivakasi
- As demand for fireworks escalates, Sivakasi is raking it in. Turnover has nearly doubled in 7 years.
- The anti-child labour campaigns ensure under-14s are going to school.
- Over-14s, who are legally allowed to work, and women, are in demand. It's twice as costly to employ men.
- Prospects for the mechanisation of the fireworks factories and alternative career opportunities spell hope.
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