A bar in Jiangsu recruited underage girls to "create an atmosphere" and the court ordered a public apology. What do you think of this?

On January 11, 2022, the public hearing of the case of "Bar Recruitment and Acceptance of Minors for Work and Consumption" in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province attracted attention. I have noticed that similar phenomena have become more common in recent years. Lawyers said that the newly revised "Law on the Protection of Minors" has been officially implemented in June 2021 and is the best weapon to protect minors. Case review

As found by the Intermediate People’s Court of Huaian City, Jiangsu Province, starting in October 2020, Lianshui Micro Time Tavern has recruited more than 60 minors as marketers and waiters to provide free drinks. In this way, minors are recruited to form so-called "atmosphere groups" to increase popularity through drinking and other methods. The court pronounced its verdict in court and ruled that Lianshui Micro Time Tavern should immediately stop recruiting minors and admit minors into its business premises, and apologize to the public in provincial media and its social accounts within ten days.

It is understood that when investigating a certain case, the Huai'an police discovered that several teenagers involved in the case had been in and out of a local bar for a long time. Subsequently, the competent authorities imposed administrative penalties totaling 118,000 yuan for the bar's long-term recruitment and admission of minors. Later, during joint law enforcement, prosecutors discovered that the bar was still recruiting and accepting dozens of minors as members of the atmosphere group unscrupulously.

The prosecutor filed a civil public interest litigation against the bar in December 2021, and also issued the country’s first family education guidance order issued by a court and procuratorate, marking the country’s first civil case of a bar infringing on the rights of minors. Public interest litigation and at the same time carrying out family education guidance cases for the parents of the minors involved. The problem of minors entering bars is relatively common

According to reports, in 2019, the Fifth Branch of the Chongqing Municipal Procuratorate investigated the criminal cases of minors handled by the district procuratorate in 2018 and found that some bars currently violate regulations Admission of minors is relatively common.

In June 2021, a resident of Dahua Yao Autonomous County in Hechi, Guangxi reported to the media that his daughter, who was not yet 13 years old, actually went to work in a bar in Nanning City, and there were many girls like her daughter. Also works at the bar. In November 2021, the Procuratorate of Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng, Shandong Province handled a number of criminal cases involving minors in bars. The bars involved not only allowed minors to enter the bars, but even illegally hired minors.

In similar problems, many bars are registered as catering on their business licenses, but in actual operation they are singing and dancing performances. Therefore, many parents said they do not know whether to seek market supervision or cultural law enforcement. Department complaints. Parents can defend their rights

The case was initially investigated by the local prosecutors, and then a civil public interest litigation was filed against the bar involved. In fact, since the newly revised "Law on the Protection of Minors" was implemented in June 2021, the procuratorial organs have played a key role in supervising the implementation of the law.

The newly revised "Minor Protection Law" strengthens the social protection of minors, clearly lists bars as places not suitable for minors to enter, and prohibits bars from recruiting people over 16 1 year old minors. If parents encounter such problems again, they can complain to the local education bureau, civil affairs bureau, public security bureau and other departments. Since the implementation of the newly revised "Minor Protection Law", minor protection hotlines have been opened in many places across the country. Parents Problems can also be reported through this hotline.