Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Mexican police rescue 20 children who were forced to work 12-hour days at resort By: FOXNews.com July 13, 2023 at 16:06 PM EDT Mexican police rescued 20 children who were forced to work 12-hour days at a Playa del Carmen resort by selling snacks and trinkets after being falsely promised compensation. Police in Mexico rescued 20 kids ranging in age from 1 to 17 from rented rooms in the resort town of Playa del Carmen, where they were forced to work 12 hours per day selling snacks and trinkets on the streets and beaches, authorities said Thursday.Prosecutors in the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo, where Playa del Carmen is located, said that the children and adolescents were from the largely indigenous and impoverished state of Chiapas.The children had been promised that they would be paid and could send money home to their families. But when they asked for their pay, the adults they worked for said it had already been sent to their parents. Notebooks were found with registers of names and amounts, prosecutors said, but it remained under investigation whether the money had been sent.US PUSHES WORKERS' RIGHTS IN MEXICO AMID LABOR MARKET BOOMProsecutors said the kids were forced to work dawn to dusk, and were filthy, poorly dressed and undernourished when found.Two suspects were detained at the low-slung complex of rented rooms in Playa del Carmen. No charges were announced, but Mexico has laws against child exploitation or trafficking.The kids were transferred to a child welfare agency. It was not clear when or if they would be returned to their parents. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Mexican police rescue 20 children who were forced to work 12-hour days at resort By: FOXNews.com July 13, 2023 at 16:06 PM EDT Mexican police rescued 20 children who were forced to work 12-hour days at a Playa del Carmen resort by selling snacks and trinkets after being falsely promised compensation. Police in Mexico rescued 20 kids ranging in age from 1 to 17 from rented rooms in the resort town of Playa del Carmen, where they were forced to work 12 hours per day selling snacks and trinkets on the streets and beaches, authorities said Thursday.Prosecutors in the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo, where Playa del Carmen is located, said that the children and adolescents were from the largely indigenous and impoverished state of Chiapas.The children had been promised that they would be paid and could send money home to their families. But when they asked for their pay, the adults they worked for said it had already been sent to their parents. Notebooks were found with registers of names and amounts, prosecutors said, but it remained under investigation whether the money had been sent.US PUSHES WORKERS' RIGHTS IN MEXICO AMID LABOR MARKET BOOMProsecutors said the kids were forced to work dawn to dusk, and were filthy, poorly dressed and undernourished when found.Two suspects were detained at the low-slung complex of rented rooms in Playa del Carmen. No charges were announced, but Mexico has laws against child exploitation or trafficking.The kids were transferred to a child welfare agency. It was not clear when or if they would be returned to their parents. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd