Children and Youth

PETI: The Child Labor Eradication Program

For over two decades, Brazil has been actively working to eradicate child labor, especially through legislation and by implementing effective interventions. A key step forward was the approval of the Child and Adolescent Statute in 1990, which sets out the rights of children and adolescents, and the Constitutional Amendment from 1998, which explicitly prohibits work by anyone who is 16 years or younger. Work conducted by a teenager aged 14 to 16 can only be training-related and should ensure the individual's education, health, and overall wellbeing. Read more or join the discussion.

Submitted by Catalina Gomez — Mon, 06/10/2013 - 00:00

PETI: O Programa de Erradicação do Trabalho Infantil

O Brasil vem trabalhando ativamente na erradicação do trabalho infantil, especialmente na formulação da legislação requerida e da execução de programas eficientes. Os primeiros avanços incluem a aprovação do Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente de 1990 que resume os principais direitos desta população e da Emenda Constitucional de 1998 que aumenta a idade mínima para a entrada no mercado de trabalho. Com ela passou a ser proibido qualquer tipo de trabalho até os 16 anos. Entre 14 e 16 anos os jovens só podem exercer trabalhos remunerados na condição de aprendiz e sempre garantindo a proteção integral desta população, especialmente a frequência à escola. Leia mais ou discutir.

Submitted by Catalina Gomez — Mon, 06/10/2013 - 00:00

Lagos' child street workers

According to UNICEF, roughly 15 million children under the age of 14 were employed in Nigeria's semi-formal and informal sectors in 2006. The most common forms of employment include street vendors, beggars, shoe shiners, mechanics, bus conductors, and domestic servants. This high incidence of child labor follows Nigeria's high poverty rate: these children's labour sometimes serves as the only source of income not only for themselves, but also for their families. Child labour has become an avenue for impoverished families in Lagos to provide basic needs for themselves, at the expense of the child. Read more or join the discussion.

Submitted by Wura — Mon, 06/10/2013 - 00:00

Child labor in Mexico City

Statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (the National Institute of Statistics and Geography) show that the child labor rate in Mexico City is 6.1 percent. According to Thais Desarrollo Social (Thais Social Development), child labor is a phenomenon that stems from many causes, including access to a proper education. However, poverty is the main factor that leads to child labor in Mexico City. Read more or join the discussion.

Submitted by Maria Fernanda Carvallo — Mon, 06/10/2013 - 00:00

Trabajo infantil doméstico en el DF

Estadísticas del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía indican que la tasa de trabajo infantil en el Distrito Federal es del 6.1 por ciento. De acuerdo a Thais Desarrollo Social, el trabajo infantil es un fenómeno originado por diversas causas como la falta de acceso a educación de calidad. Sin embargo, la pobreza es el principal factor que explica la incidencia de trabajo infantil en el Distrito Federal. Leer más o discutir.

Submitted by Maria Fernanda Carvallo — Wed, 06/05/2013 - 15:59

Working with children in Rio's favelas

I work in three social projects in favelas of Rio de Janeiro — a daycare in Rocinha, a soccer program in Mangueira, and a digital literacy project in Cidade de Deus — all of which provide education and support networks for children and their families in extremely underprivileged communities. On a given day I probably interact with 20-70 kids depending on which project I am working at. From the moment I began working at these projects, it became clear that community integration is a central part of the environment in which these children live. Read more.

Submitted by Editor — Tue, 02/26/2013 - 10:38

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