NR 503 Week 7 Discussion; Global and Environmental Health - Child Labor in the United States
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| Institution | Chamberlain |
| Contributor | Kara Hartnett |
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Week 7 Discussion: Child Labor in the United States
Child labor is not a current problem we associate with the United States and statistics on the matter are dubious. However, The New York Times reports under aged factory workers all over the United States, mainly focusing in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area for companies such as Hearthside, Chewy, Nature Valley, Cheetos, Ford, General Motors, and Lucky charms (Dreier, 2023). There is a plethora of reasons for children to be driven into the workforce as minors and in this report, we can see the risks and exposures minor immigrant children face. Child labor stems most often but not limited to familial financial poverty/uncertainty, loss of a primary wage earner, or illness of a caregiver (Dreier, 2023). The contributing factors are noteworthy, but the consequences are overwhelmingly shocking as child labor can result in slavery as well as exploitation (economical or sexual), physical/mental harm, and even death (unicef, 2023). The World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) defines the most vulnerable children to include refugees, migrants, living without parental care, homeless, and living in high conflict areas……….. Continue
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| Term | Nursing |
| Institution | Chamberlain |
| Contributor | Kara Hartnett |
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