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Child labor is the employment of children in work that is hazardous or interferes with their education, or that is harmful to their physical or mental development. Child labor is a global problem that affects millions of children around the world. Children who are engaged in child labor are often forced to work long hours for little or no pay, and may be exposed to dangerous conditions that can have serious consequences for their health and safety. Child labor is a violation of children’s rights, and it can have long-term negative effects on their development and well-being. Governments and organizations around the world are working to combat child labor and protect the rights of children.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds passes out pens Thursday after signing a property tax cut bill at the Statehouse in Des Moines. She told reporters she would soon sign a bill that eases restrictions on employing children. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) When Iowa lawmakers last week gave final approval to roll back certain child labor protections, they…
Sister Margaret Nacke of U S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking speaks to a group Wednesday night in Victoria. Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays Post By CRISTINA JANNEYHays Post Although human trafficking is illegal in every country in the world, it is the fastest-growing criminal industry, worth more than $152 billion a year. Margaret Nacke, a Sister of…
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…
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…
Two Aurora residents have been sentenced to 6½ years in prison by a federal judge in Chicago for child labor trafficking. Santos Teodoro Ac-Salazar, 27, and Olga Choc Laj, 34, who are Guatemalan nationals, admitted they entered the United States unlawfully with two children, ages 10 and 15, who were not their own, according to…
The April 23 editorial responding to initiatives by Iowa and at least nine other states to undo child-labor protections, “Kids should mow lawns, not pour concrete,” might have mentioned that such legislation would contravene international human rights law to which the United States is a signatory. Applied to those under 18, the International Labor…
The United States federal government has become the “middleman” in a multi-billion dollar human trafficking operation targeting unaccompanied minors at the southern border, a whistleblower told Congress’s House Judiciary Committee Wednesday. Tara Lee Rodas volunteered to help with Operation Artemis, a plan by the Biden Administration to get control of the humanitarian disaster on the…
A prominent activist claimed Wednesday the Biden administration is “incentivizing” child trafficking with its passive border control policies. Tim Ballard, CEO of Operation Underground Railroad, told Fox News he has spent 12 years on the Mexican border, some of it undercover, battling child trafficking. “It’s exactly as you’re describing: The policies of this administration are…
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…
Susan Rice’s departure from the White House raised eyebrows on Monday, as it follows a report from The New York Times alleging her team ignored warning signs about the rise of migrant child labor in the United States. President Joe Biden announced Rice’s departure from her role as the chair of the Domestic Policy Council,…
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