The severity of child labor in the United States and around the world

 

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued its yearly Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor report, examining 131 countries’ efforts to abolish child labor in 2022 and the obstacles those efforts face. The report highlights, in part, the vulnerability of migrant children in the United States working for little pay in industries that are especially unsafe for children and notes an alarming 69% increase in unlawful work by children since 2018.

The International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations Agency, defines child labor as “work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.” The “worst forms of child labor” are those that harm children’s well-being and/or expose them to danger. This includes slavery, sexual exploitation, the use of children in armed combat, and exposure to dangerous machinery or toxic chemicals.

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State Department denies substantial percentage of employer-sponsored immigrant visas

 

By: Leslie Dellon - www.immigrationimpact.com/

Surprising data recently revealed thatconsular officers denied applicants for employer-sponsored immigrant visas at afar higher rate than U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officersdenied green cards to employer-sponsored applicants.

Data analyzed by the Cato Instituteshows that since Fiscal Year 2008, USCIS denied about 8% of employer-sponsoredimmigrants while the average denial rate by consular officers was 63%. The CatoInstitute has identified a disturbing difference that disadvantagesemployer-sponsored immigrants that apply abroad—and which, to our knowledge,has not been raised before. Our analysis of the findings and conclusionsfollows.

By “employer-sponsored,” theCato Institute means the employment-based (EB) second preference category foradvanced degree professionals or persons of exceptional ability and the EBthird preference category for skilled workers, professionals, or “otherworkers.”...

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