Children are vulnerable to being abused and overworked in El Salvador.
El Salvador has many known issues with child laborers in the coffee and sugar-harvesting season. There are also a lot of children in manufacturing, garbage scavenging, street vending and prostitution.
Orphans are particularly vulnerable to being abused and taken advantage of but many other poor children end up working long hours to help feed their families and pay for their schooling.
Domestic workers are not as visible but tons of girls end up working as domestic servants. Very few of them complain but the Ministry of Labor does not seem quick to enforce laws either.
Most of these girls are working out of necessity but stricter guidelines should be enforced as children under 18 still deserve to be paid fairly and should not have to endure abuse and overwork.
To learn more about the children who are domestic workers see the article Domestic Workers in El Salvador
