CGTN poll: Over 90% feel pessimistic about current state of child protection in the U.S.
2023-03-05 10:24:51 source：CGTN
March 4, 2023
Recently, the U.S. media reported that the number of immigrant children entering the United States without parental supervision has reached record levels. Many of them would end up taking jobs that violate child labor laws. The news caused public shock.
According to a CGTN poll of global internet users, 91.2 percent of respondents feel strongly pessimistic about the current situation of child safety and protection of rights in the U.S., and 90.8 percent of respondents are disappointed with the U.S. government's performance in protecting children's rights. Besides, 92.6 percent of respondents agree that the U.S. showed a clear disregard for children's safety, while 91.7 percent of respondents believe that the problem of abusing child labor has exposed a huge flaw in the current legal system of the country.
Recent data released by the U.S. Department of Labor shows that the number of child laborers illegally employed by companies across the country has increased by 69 percent since 2018. During the last fiscal year alone, the Department of Labor found that there are 835 companies employing over 3,800 children, which has violated labor laws. These child laborers are working in a variety of industries across the U.S., including on construction sites, in high-risk cleaning jobs in slaughterhouses or in the manufacture of automotive parts.
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