It is shameful that this happens in our backyard.
in reference to:"Poverty has forced at least 225,000 children in Haiti's cities into slavery as unpaid household servants, far more than previously thought, a report said Tuesday. The Pan American Development Foundation's report also said some of those children — mostly young girls — suffer sexual, psychological and physical abuse while toiling in extreme hardship."
- Report says 225,000 Haiti children work as slaves - Yahoo! News (view on Google Sidewiki)