#childexploitation — Public Fediverse posts
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The Guardian: ‘Profiting from misery’: how TikTok makes money from child begging livestreams. “TikTok says it bans child begging and other forms of begging it considers exploitative, and says it has strict policies on users who go live. But an Observer investigation has found the practice widespread. Begging live streams are actively promoted by the algorithm and TikTok profits from the […]
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#Myanmar’s junta-ordered #MilitaryDraft has exacerbated a shortage of workers caused by the country’s #CivilWar, and the gap is being filled by minors who are vulnerable to #LaborRights violations, experts and rights groups said Friday.
The growth in #ChildLabor is an #underreported impact of the #junta’s People’s Military Service Law, enacted in February as part of a bid to shore up its forces amid heavy losses to various ethnic armies and rebel militias since its 2021 #CoupDetat.
Under the law, men between the ages of 18 and 35 and women between 18 and 27 can be drafted to serve in the armed forces for two years.
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/child-labor-ilo-military-draft-07192024145315.html
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