Mexico leads in child labor numbers in the Americas, according to the National Child Labor Survey (ENTI). It reports 3.7 million children working in unsafe or unfit conditions. This number surpasses Brazil and Peru, the next highest countries. Notably, Mexico updated its child labor stats after the pandemic. Brazil had 1.76 million child workers in […]
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