Child Labourers, at High Risk of Malnutrition: Specialist
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Indigenous children and adolescents (NNA), in mobility, child labour, street situations, extreme poverty and belonging to migrant farm families, are at increased risk of malnutrition and malnutrition, said Malcolm Achilles, Director of Public Policy Incidence and Mobilization of World Vision Mexico (WVM).
Although the current regime promised to put the most needy first, the image of children working on the streets reflects a painful contradiction. Far from being a priority, childhood is still a victim of abandonment. The promise faded away, while reality is imposed day by day at every traffic light. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP DIFUSION CHANNEL AND GET THE INFORMATION AT THE MOMENT! CLICK HERE
In Mexico, there is a very big problem: child labour. One out of every eight children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years works. That is, about 3.7 million minors, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) of 2022. The phenomenon not only impacts their childhood, it also threatens their educational, emotional and social development. Working as a child is losing the opportunity to learn, play and grow in a s…
CIEP recalled that the Federation's Expenditure Budget 2025, which includes children as a priority, projects a nominal increase of just 4% in children's matters.
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