The institution of "restavek" (from the French "reste avec," 'stay with') in Haiti, in which hundreds of thousands of poor children are given into a form of slavery, is no secret whatsoever. Every Haitian is well acquainted with it, books have been written about it ... and yet, there seems to be no international concern.
For those who would like to learn more, there is the book by Jean-Robert Cadet, himself a former restavek, and the Restavek Foundation he has founded.
Take a look at the CNN video:
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