Also, britain braces for more antiracism protests sparked by the killing of george floyd. Authorities fear a repeat of the unrest which has seen attacks on monuments to the u. K. s imperial past. And video call giant zoom comes under fire after closing the account of a prominent chinese prodedemocracy group. Critics accuse the tech company of giving in to beijing. We talk to the activist at the center of the controversy. Welcome to the program. The United Nations is warning that millions of children are at risk of being pushed into underage labor by the Global Health emergency. Extreme poverty made worse by economic shutdowns in many countries means that all too many children are undertaking dangerous and exploitative work to support their families. The situation is especially dire in the Central African republic. The overwhelming majority of the population there lives on less than one dollar a day. She is a waiter in this restaurant in the capital of the Central African republic. He and his mother fled the war in 2017. He works here for nine hours a day every day for a salary of 350, a little less than a euro a day. My father was killed. My m mother is very ill. I go o out to get money so we cn buy medicine for my mother so we can treat her and so we can buy food for ourselves. According to the locals, there are more than 600,000 children in distress all over the country following the conflict in 2013. However, the situation remains problematic. Our countrys poor. There is no one t to help this child. We are teaching him how to earn money so he can take care of himsmself in the future. If we leave him stranded, rebels can come and persuade him to join their ranks to earn some money. That is why we are helping him earn money. I dont find anything wrong and that. The head of the local ngo is making an awareness raising and Community Communication campaign a priority. I understand you want to help him get some stability, but he is too young and his future would be better if he gets to school. In this neighborhood, many underaged children who cannot beat looked after by their own families are taken advantage of by businesspeople. Please condemns child labor. Police condemns child labor. T they dont know that they e doing damage to their wellbeing. We make a commitment to follow this child until we can remove him and get him to school. The Central African republic has one of the highest rates of child labor in the world. The situation is precarious and linked to the countrys instability. Nevertheless, Child Protection organizations are trying to address all forms of child abuse in the entire country. Lets talk a bit more about this with sophie. She is the director of the International LaborOrganizations Office in a port city in the ivory coast. Africa has the highest number of child labor victims worldwide. I was quite shocked to learn earlier that an incredible 72 million children across africa are in employment. Why is the number so staggeriringly high . Indeed. 72 milillion childreren across africa. That is s one child in five. It is very high. The reasons are many. This is linked of course to poverty. The story of the boy in Central African republic illustrates the complexity of the factors that are creating child labor. Poverty is one. The lack of access to free education. In the case of central afrfrica, educatioion is free a and compuy on paper but many children are out of school. The lack of access to social protection. Again, the story of the child in Central Africa shows that his momother iss sick. Therere is no health, no safety net. The only posossibilityty is s fe child to start wororking. The lack of awareness of the population. The lack of enforcement because the majority of workers in africa are in the economy where there is low law enforcement. The majority of children in africa are working in the agricultural sector. More than 55 . This is unpaid family work for the most. So v very difficult t also to enforce ththe legislation. Children in ivory coast, for example, engage in hazardous child labor, including the harvesting of cocoa and coffee. It sounds so harmless and benign. At is hazardous about it . Sophie what is hazardous in every culture e in general i w d sayy. First, work can be hazardous by nature or by the circumstances in which this is being done. We say that hazardouous work in agriculture is due to the exposure to chemical products, chemical pesticides, and so on, to the use of machetes and dangerous tools, exposures to the sun, dehydration, and so on. In ivory coast but also across africa, do you have the feeling that governments are ing enoughgh to opop chi labor . Sosophie i wouldld say in afria the r rate of thehe convevention child labor r is very high. H. The problem is of course is in the e applicatation of these conventions. A large number of governmnments are also awaware there is an issue, are taking measures to address it, have action plans to eliminate child labor. But of coursrs itt is a a very compmplex problem. It c can only be addressed to adaddress issues with lack of access to education, poor social protection coverage, lack of awareness, and deeply entrenched sociall norms. I would say it t is really in te applplication of thohose measuss that it is becoming really chchallenging. But a lot is being done. I would like to mention also the African Union has adopted a a continental action plan to address child labor and f forced labor. This is the e First Time Ever te issue of child labor is at that level. Thank y you verery much. H. Sophie thank you. U. S. President donald trump is threatening to send in the military to drive out antiracism protesters who declared a Police Free Zone in the city of seattle. America has been gripped by often violent unrest since the death of george floyd. He died in Police Custody in minneapolis last month. The action in seattle has so far remained peaceful. The mayor says it would be unconstitutional and illegal for donald trump to intervene. They are calling it the capitol hill autonomous zone. Seattle streets remade into a protest camp. Black lives matter there have been speeches, concerts, and film screenings. Volunteer medics are on hand, and restaurants have donated food. And a memorial pays tribute to george floyd and other black victims of police brutality. This is why the protesters are here. I want my son to see that everybody out here c ces about him and his life. What you are seeing is the entire community comoming togegr to supupport black l lives matt. Many years from now, i want to let them know that i was here. I was here protesting and able to see what protesters can actually do. Katie the area surrounds the east Precinct Police station, a flashpoint in demonstration since woods death. Police since floyds death. Police left the area. Protesters repurposed barricades to create what they call a Police Free Zone. One of their key demands is the dismantling of the police the apartment, using the budget to Fund Community services. Their actions have drawn the ire of the u. S. President , who has issued several furious tweets. In an interview with fox news, he threatened to use force. President trump if we have to go in, we will go in. Either the governor will do it let the governor do it. He has Great National guard troops so he can do it. One way or the otherer, it will get done. These people will not occupy a major portion of a great city. Katie but seattles mayor hit back, telling trump go back to your bunker. She also wanted would be illegal to send in the military. One of the things this president will never understand is that listening to community is not a weakness. It is a strength. Katie but jenny durkin, a democrat, is also a target of protesterss anger. Hundreds called for her to resign as they packed city hall wednesday y to demand police reform. They were furious that her prpromise of a aoratoriumm on teteargas was broken b by police dispersing antiracism protesters early on monday. This very different scene represents what protesters want for their city. They say they will not leave until their key demands have been met. Protests are also resuming in london as the black lives Matter Movement continues to resonate around the world. British Prime MinisterBoris Johnson has urged protesters to stayathome, claiming that demonstrations have been hijacked by extremists intent on violence. But many remain determined to take to the streets. Protests are scheduled for friday and saturday. Black lives matter. Black lives matter. Despite the governments concerns about violence, a small antiracism protest which had peacefully in london on friday. Other rallies have been planned for the weekend. Some organizers are advising people to stay at home. This is what they fear might happen. Last weekend, some protesters clashed with police in the government district of whitehall. Statues in Parliament Square were defaced, including that of winston churchill. He may have led britain to victory in world war ii, but like many people of that era, he also expressed views on race and imperialism that are not acceptable today. The Prime Minister of 2020, Boris Johnson, has acknowledged black and minority ethnic people in the u. K. Have good people to feel discriminated against. But he also condemned last weekends violence. P. M. Johnson unfortunately, my message to everybody is for also the reasons they should not go to these demonstrations. Whatever our feelings about the cause, we should not support a demonstration that is in all probability looking at what has happened before going to end in deliberate and calculated violence. Martin monuments and statues in Central London have been boarded up to protect them against further defacement. Ananother s statute t tossed i e harbor i ithe p pt city of brisl lastst weekend has now been s salvaged. It depicts a 17thcentury slaver. It will no longer stand proud in city streets. Counselors say it will likely be housed in a museum. Now to some of the other stories making headlines today. The u. K. Economy shrank by a record 20. 4 in april, and it is now in its deepest recession in decades. The sharp drop reflects the impact of the covid19 lockdown. Thousands of people have demonstrated in hong kong to mark the First Anniversary major clashes with police. Last year, tens of thousands of demonstrators surrounded the legislative b building. The protests delayed the start of a debate on an extradition bill that would have allowed criminal suspects to be sent to Mainland China for trial. Activists in the philippine capital manila have staged protest against a proposed antiterror law that the fear can be used to quash dissent. Hundreds turned out despite Police Warnings not to violate coronavirus restrictions. The act would allow authorities to detain suspects for up to 24 days without charge. Brent brent a sharply rising coronavirus death a sharply rising coronavirus death toll is in brazil. Bolsonaro has repeatedly downplayed the dangers, calling for lockdowns to be lifted to allow Economic Activity to resume. Protesters are now mobilizing against the president s handling of the crisis. The digging began before sunrise. Within hours, these activists had transformed brazils copacababa beach intnto a shallw grgraveyard. A memorial to the countrys 41,000 covid19 victims and a call to action. This pandemic allowed all of our social injustices and the incompetence of the public authorities to emerge. So we are here to ask for a change in attitude from the president of the republic and the federal government as a whole. Throughout the crisis, farright president gyre bolsonaro has repeatedly flouted social distancing rules. At one point, joining an antilockdown rally. The group behind this protest say he has risked a celt and left the country mired in debt and division. Tensions spelled out on the real seafront rio seafront with one man knocking down the installation. My son died from this virus at 25 years of age. This g guy is s clowning aroundh no sense of respect for those who are protesting. There needs to be respect. The beach is public. Protesters have rights, too. Nobody tolerates that anymore. Causing terror. That is terror. That is silliness, ok . A makeshift g graveyard was meat toto hammer home the human cost of the pandemic. It has exposed the deep rift in a country polarized over its leadership. Syrias president has fired his Prime Minister. The dismissal comes against a background of a deepening economic crisis in a country torn by years of civil war. That has brought protesters out into the streets, calling for president assad to go. They blame him for rising prprices, the plumbing syrian pound, and their difficulties in making e ends meet. Syrians back on the streets, calling for the end of bashar alassads regime. A rare sight in recent years after a vioiolent crackdodown on antiassad proteststs in 2011 triggered civil war. A government controlled city in southern syria had not seen unrest during the conflict, but this week, dozens of people have been demonstrating. They blame the regime for the countrys deteriorating economy and the collapse of its currency. The syrian pound has plunged dramatically since the start of the conflict, reaching new lows this week. People across the country are reeling from the crisis. The drop in the syrian pound is killing us. We do not have any dollars. We earn syrian pounds. The syrian pound has fallen and the dollar is getting more expensive. It is killing us. Oil is getting expensive. What used to be 500 syrian pounds is now 3500. No one can afford to live. On thursday, assad removed the Prime Minister, who held the post since 2016. State media did not give a reason for his departure, but he has been the focus of criticism over the countrys economic crisis. A crisis that could be exacerbated by new u. S. Sanctions set to come into effect later this month. They target any country or company that does business with the syrian regime. The aim is to erode assads power. But critics fear the sentience can cause syrias battered population to suffer further. Time for a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. At least four people have been killed in a blast at a mosque in afghanistans capital kabul. It happened during friday prayers. No group immediately claimed responsibility. The taliban has condemned the attack. Russias president Vladimir Putin has made his first public appearance in more than a month at a russia day ceremony in moscow. Events are being held to celebrate the establishment of modern russia after the collapse of the soviet union. A Constitutional Court has agreed the president elect should be sworn in immediately following the sudden death of the outgoing president. He was due to take over in august after winning the president ial election in may. His predecessor died last week following a heart attack. The backlash against a popular Videoconferencing Company zoom continues following its decision to temporarily close the account of a prominent chinese prodemocracy group. In an interview with dw, the groups fouounder, a chinese didissident, accused the u u. S. Based tech company. His account was suspended after his group held a Virtual Meeting to mark the 31st anniversary of the tiananmen squarere massacre. Critics call the suspension ananother example of beijing attempting to limit free speech. Dw reporter joins us now and can tell us more. Walk esther what happened. Humanitarian china, they thought they had the unwavering access to free speech. They were wrong. The group is marking the anniversary of the tiedeman square massacre. These pictures which we will take a look at, about to relive, worldfamous, depicting the moment a man stood in front of the tank. One of the most famous images in the rest of the world. China has successfully suppressed conversation about the uprising and any knowledge that hundreds of people were killed. Zoom hosted commemoration of this event that china denies ever happened. In the u. S. , it is referred to authoritarianism. It is hosted by a dissident. We asked him how he felt as someone who ran from the persecution after tiananmen square. Chinas influence could see a shutdown on the conversation in the usa. This is horrifying. Commercially successful company. Beijing is basasically and practicalllly setting policicy,e boundary, for frfree speech for all these companies. I think this h has implications for everyone in the world, not only zoom users. Just think about the implication of not having freedom of speech in china throughout the e pandec this year. Even the doctors were not allowed to talk about it. So thats why we are facing this in every part of the world today. How has zoom responded . They released a statement defending the mood saying it must apply by the laws in the countries where it operates. Some 250 people were attending this virtual commemoration. A number of these people were in china, including a mother whose child was killed during the massacre. You can understand why this event is more than tricky for beijing and why beijing exerted pressure on zoom to enforce its own policy by the letter of the law, which states that when he meeting is held across different countries, participants in those countries are required to comply with the respective local laws. Zoom has since reactivated the account the outrage has not died down. There are a lot of American Companies that have tried. Google tried and failed to get a Search Engine going that china would agree with. Google, facecebook, twitter, are all blocked. Now the customer knows what the true cost is of doing business over zoom, which has in thank you very much. In football, Bayern Munich and wrap up and eight consecutive bundesliga title on saturday if results go their way. They have won nine Straight League games and are in the german cup final. Are they Unstoppable Force . Or might there be a late twist in the tale . Bayern munich have experienced almost everything in football, but winning a bundesliga title in front of empty stands would be a first. After last weekends thrilling winner, that is exactly what byron will achieve if rivals dortmund lose at dusseldorf and the bavarians then win at home. The 42 comeback win at leverkusen, which featured this superb team goal, was followed up by a win in midweek. The buyer juggernaut just keeps rolling. It is sisimply a factt that we e aa feeling in this group that everer game we can get better. That is there in thee teaea it is part of t the dna of bayen munich. You are never happy. Yoyou always want to improve. Byron arere seven poioints ahead with four games left. T. But there is a sliver of hope for the chasing pack. Experienced forwards Robert Levinthal ski and Thomas Muller are suspended from the game against the team much to their annoyance. Dortmunds trip to dusseldorf is also not straightforward. The hosts are desperate for points, given they sit in the relegation playoff spot. Dortmund are not giving up the title yet, but expect a difficult game. We must be very well l prepared againsnst su an opppponent. I havave watchched a lot off dusseldorf games. Recently, they have been in good form. If dortmund lose in the early game, any byron wind will do win will do, but the title celebrations may be strange and coronavirus times with lots of fan banners but no fans. The spanish top flight became the second major European Football League to return from coronavirus hiatus last night. Sevilla beat real betis 20 in front of empty stands. Fans gathered outside of the stadium despite official calls to maintain social distancing. Many supporters watched the game in bars. At times, emotions got the better of them. Watching their teams for the first time in three months, it has boosted the clubs title hopes. Formula one has announced that races in azerbaijan and singapore and one other place are canceled. The season has yet to start. An eight race calendar in europe starting with the austrian n grd prix on july 5 has already been approved. Offificials hope to hold more races outside of europe with the season scheduled to end in a blue double in december in abu dhabi in december. Street circuits and travel restrictions have ruled out japan. Here is a reminder of our top story. A warning from the u. N. That millions of children are at risk of being put to work. Many families are turning to dangerous child labor to put food on the table during the Global Health emergency. That is it for me and the news team. There is an update at the top of the hour. You are watching dw news. [captioning performed by the nationonal captioning g institu, whwhich is respoponsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. 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