The Flaws in the Systems to Protect Migrant Teens

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September 19, 2023

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A patchwork of state and federal agencies are tasked with protecting migrant teen workers from exploitation, but they rely on approaches to uncovering violations that regulators themselves acknowledge are flawed.

Listen to the second part of the investigation by The Public’s Radio:

Part I | Part III


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Nadine Sebai, Reporter for The Public's Radio, The Public's Radio

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