Child Exploitation

Child exploitation refers to the abuse of children for personal or financial gain. This can take many forms, including child labor, child trafficking, sexual exploitation, and the use of children in armed conflict. Exploitation of children is a serious issue that violates the rights of children and deprives them of their childhood and opportunities to grow and develop in a safe and healthy environment. It is a global problem that requires urgent action to prevent and address. Governments, civil society organizations, and international bodies all have a role to play in protecting children from exploitation and supporting those who have been affected by it.

 

ISSUE BRIEF: 2021-2023: Child Exploitation at the Southern Border
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ISSUE BRIEF: 2021-2023: Child Exploitation at the Southern Border

TOPLINE POINTS The Biden Administration’s open border policies are responsible for the record setting number of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) trafficked or smuggled to the U.S. southern border. These vulnerable children are being exploited and abused by Mexican cartels, human traffickers, corporations, and their own families on the journey north and after the Biden Administration…

US Department of Labor honors Lalitha Natarajan as recipient of 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor
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US Department of Labor honors Lalitha Natarajan as recipient of 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that Lalitha Natarajan, an activist in the fight against child labor and modern slavery in India, is the recipient of the 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. The award was presented at the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai, India. “Lalitha Natarajan’s tremendous…

KPAI seeks thorough investigation of child labor trafficking – ANTARA News
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KPAI seeks thorough investigation of child labor trafficking – ANTARA News

Bandarlampung, Lampung (ANTARA) – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has urged the authorities to thoroughly investigate child labor trafficking syndicates in order to stop cases of child exploitation. “The number of cases involving child exploitation for labor is quite significant. Therefore, we need the cooperation of all parties,” said KPAI Chairperson Ai Maryanti Solihah in…

Fact Sheet: DHS Efforts to Combat Child Exploitation and Abuse | Homeland Security
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Fact Sheet: DHS Efforts to Combat Child Exploitation and Abuse | Homeland Security

Every day, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leads the fight against child exploitation and abuse. From the DHS Child Exploitation Investigations Unit (CEIU), part of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Cyber Crimes Center (C3), to the United States Secret Service (USSS), to the DHS Science & Technology Directorate (S&T), DHS is dedicated to battling…

Exploitative Child Labor Is Hurting Kids’ Ability to Stay in School
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Exploitative Child Labor Is Hurting Kids’ Ability to Stay in School

When Guatemalan immigrant Jose Velasquez was 13, he began spending his summers working alongside his mother in North Carolina’s tobacco fields. “I worked 10 to 12 hours a day, five days a week in the Goldsboro area,” he told Truthout. “I had to get up at 4:30 am. A rusty van would come by, cram…

Whistleblower Says US in 'Middle Man' in Delivering Migrant Children to Human Traffickers
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Whistleblower Says US in 'Middle Man' in Delivering Migrant Children to Human Traffickers

Edited by: TJVNews.com The crisis of illegal immigration that has gripped the United States in terms of the issues of crime and the deleterious effects on the economy, has now moved to shockingly ominous level. According to a recently published report on the FoxNews.com web site, a whistleblower who viewed first-hand what she testified is…

Biden administration involved in massive child trafficking – Weekly Blitz
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Biden administration involved in massive child trafficking – Weekly Blitz

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the type of discourse on American “right-wing” media at this time. The Biden administration is acting as the “middleman” in a massive child trafficking operation, a whistleblower who said she saw it firsthand told a congressional hearing on April 26, 2023. Whether intentional or not, it could be argued that the…

Whistleblower tells Congress that govt is delivering migrant children to human traffickers
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Whistleblower tells Congress that govt is delivering migrant children to human traffickers

A whistleblower who viewed first-hand what she testified is a “sophisticated network” of child migrant smuggling into forced labor and other forms of slavery is calling on Congress to act to crack down on the U.S. role in that network. The hearing, “The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children,” was held by the…

Biden Admin. Allowed Migrant Child Trafficking, Silenced Whistleblowers – Texas Border Business
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Biden Admin. Allowed Migrant Child Trafficking, Silenced Whistleblowers – Texas Border Business

On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) detailed a recent investigation alleging that the Biden administration ignored reports of labor trafficking involving thousands of migrant children and retaliated against whistleblowers. YouTube Image   WASHINGTON, DC – On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) detailed a recent investigation alleging that the Biden administration ignored reports of labor trafficking involving thousands…

5 Traffickers Face Up to 15 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Online
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5 Traffickers Face Up to 15 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Online

Five Filipino women who sexually abused and exploited children to make money online have been sentenced to a maximum of 15 years in prison. They pleaded guilty to attempted trafficking nearly three years after their arrest in local operations that stemmed from a referral by Australian authorities. The Regional Trial Court Branch 14 in Bislig…