Trabajo infantil ambulante en las capitales latinoamericanas / Street child work in Latin American capitals
Salud pública Méx
;
48(5): 363-372, sep.-oct. 2006. graf, tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-437596
RESUMEN
OBJETIVO: Conocer edad, sexo, desplazamiento, escolaridad, actividad desarrollada, jornada laboral, vivienda en calle y cobertura de seguridad social de un grupo de niños que laboran en las calles de las capitales latinoamericanas. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Estudio de corte transversal. Se aplicó un cuestionario a 972 niños que trabajan en las calles de Bogotá, Ciudad de Guatemala, Ciudad de México, Quito y San Salvador; RESULTADOS: El 63.3 por ciento era de sexo masculino; 39 por ciento provenía de familias desplazadas; 18 por ciento habitaba en la calle; 62 por ciento trabajaba más de 40 horas a la semana; 19 por ciento tenía seguridad social, y 32 por ciento se dedicaba al comercio ambulante. Se encontró que la mayoría de las variables se comportan de forma significativamente diferente para cada ciudad. CONCLUSION: El trabajo infantil ambulante es una actividad peligrosa, de largas jornadas laborales, con exposición a múltiples factores de riesgo, y se comporta de manera significativamente diferente en cada ciudad estudiada. Esto sugiere que las soluciones al problema deben diseñarse caso por caso.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To identify the age, sex, mobility, education, work activity, working hours, street dwelling, and social security coverage in a group of children working in the streets in capital cities in Latin America. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross sectional study. A questionnaire was applied to 972 children working in the streets of Bogotá, Guatemala City, Mexico City, Quito and San Salvador. RESULTS: A total of 63.3 percent subjects were boys; 39 percent were children from displaced families; 18 percent lived in the streets; 62 percent worked more than 40 hours per week; 19 percent were covered by the social security system, and 32 percent were street vendors. The behavior of variables differed significantly by city. CONCLUSION: Child labor in the streets is a dangerous activity characterized by long working hours and exposure to risk factors. Child work has different characteristics in each of the cities studied, which suggests that the solution to the problem must be designed on a case by case basis.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Urban Population
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Employment
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Salud pública Méx
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
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United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
Oficina Comercial de Colombia/US
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Universidad del Rosario/CO
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