InFocus: Why Is Child Labor Still Rampant In the U.S.?

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Hundreds of United States companies are being caught every year illegally employing thousands of children across the country. In one recent case, more than 100 children were found working in dangerous jobs for one of the largest food sanitation companies in the U.S. Experts say it shows that U.S. authorities are ignoring their own laws against child labor, and they ask how the U.S. can call itself a "beacon of human rights" while failing to protect its own children.

[misterhill]

Not just Child Labour, slave labour and Prison labour is also a reality in the US of A.

[paladinivy]

The poverty to wage slave cycle is very real and large in the USA, many young adults have no hope of a secondary education and seek employment instead, as young as 14. Many of these jobs don't provide any useful transferrable work experience either. Most of them are also "illegal" immigrants and had no hope of education anyways.

[johnmaynardapostol]

We have also seen the illegal child labor in the Philippines.

[angxiang]

Good work CGTN ~ a punch in the face of US. 👏 👏 👏

[logicamani]

They are inspired by India, where child labor is common even in urban areas.

[pbworld]

There should be a child slavery tribunal set up. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are very quiet.

[laukokhun-]

Welcome to US dark side, this is human rights

[ramonching]

Human greed knows no bound.
And the US government are abetting it.

[discoverchina]

It's rooted in their genes - since the industrialization in the UK

[lynettebishop]

They did it in the past so of course they are going to it now....this is a sick country! Laws for thee not for me....

[stevenrodriguez]

Does the US want me Steven to be even even though the US isn't even to everyone else?

[maryw]

Child labor is daunting, but the reporter's delivery is even scarier. . .

[warframewarframe]

Imagine the Chinese complaining about child labor