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Child Labor Trafficking In The United States: A Hidden Crime, Katherine Kaufka Walts Jd
Child Labor Trafficking In The United States: A Hidden Crime, Katherine Kaufka Walts Jd
Center for the Human Rights of Children
Emerging research brings more attention to labor trafficking in the United States. However, very few efforts have been made to better understand or respond to labor trafficking of minors. Cases of children forced to work as domestic servants, in factories, restaurants, peddling candy or other goods, or on farms may not automatically elicit suspicion from an outside observer as compared to a child providing sexual services for money. In contrast to sex trafficking, labor trafficking is often tied to formal economies and industries, which often makes it more difficult to distinguish from ”legitimate” work, including among adolescents. This article seeks …