3.5 Million Children Exploited in Mexico

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Mexico, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) About 3.5 million Mexican children are exploited as labor, according to a study released by the Faculty of Law of the National University of Mexico.

That reality is recognized by the International Labor Organization, stated university expert Margarita Villanueva, adding that Mexican child workers also face problems of malnutrition and a lack of education and medical attention.

Some of these child workers suffer abuse and even sometimes live in slavery, without respect for their rights or guarantees to safeguard their welfare, she said.

Every year about 60,000 children are involved in prostitution nationwide, induced by unscrupulous people who exploit then and go unpunished, said Villanueva.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Sad, sad information.Horrendous. Will be keeping eyes open for more about it. Thanks. n/t

[HS News]

2. UNICEF Report Released today

With all the Violence in Mexico- the Children are the most vulnerable.

Ensuring access to the right to an identity at the time of birth, and avoiding the detention of migrant children and adolescents due to their illegal entry to a country are among the other recommendations set out in the study.