Short-term impact of a combination intervention on family cohesion: Results from a pilot cluster-randomized clinical trial in Northern Ghana.

Child labor remains a concern in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, evidence-based preventive efforts are limited. We analyzed longitudinal data from Ghanaian adolescent girls in a pilot randomized clinical trial testing the preliminary impact of a combination intervention on family cohesion as a protective factor against child labor and school dropout. While there was no statistical difference between the control and intervention groups at 9 months, the results show that family cohesion scores improved significantly from baseline to 9 months for the ANZANSI intervention group. Qualitative results indicated improved family cohesion in the intervention group. Hence, future studies should further examine this promising social work intervention.

Sexual Behaviors in Iranian Working Children and the Correlated Risk Factors: Result of the Large-Scale Rapid Assessment and Response (RAR) Survey.

This study aimed to investigate the sexual behaviors among working children and the associated factors. This cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 1937 working children in the 10-18 age range in 15 provincial capitals in 2019-20 (Feb-May); the Response rate was 94.9%. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the variable of sexual behaviors. Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are reported. The prevalence of sexual behaviors in working children was 4.2%. The results showed a significant difference between those who reported sexual behaviors and those who did not in terms of age, identity document (ID), running away from home, alcohol use, and substance use. There was a statistically significant relationship between fathers' unemployment and sexual behaviors among working children. Furthermore, we found that having divorced parents could increase the odds of sexual behaviors by 3.74 times. The findings showed that related welfare and support organizations should design and implement effective and continuous training and interventions to raise awareness and reduce the prevalence of high-risk sexual behaviors in working children. They should also provide family counseling and promote parental supervision of children.

Socio-Cultural Discourses of Children Engaged in Child Labor in India: A Macro-Ethnographic Study.

Background: Child labor is considered one of the main social problems that affect the community and has a physical and psychosocial impact on a child's health, growth, and development. The study aimed to describe the sociocultural discourses of children involved in child labor. A macroethnographic approach was used to collect the data from the selected community areas of Punjab, India. Materials and Methods: A community-based qualitative study using purposive sampling was carried out among children engaged in child labor (n = 8). The data were gathered through in-depth or semi-structured interviews and non-participant observation under four phases: community context assessment, egocentric network analysis, validation, and dissemination of study findings. The guide for consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) was followed. Ongoing analysis was conducted using Spradley's analysis approach to identify the themes. Results: Thematic analysis resulted in the emergence of various themes related to child labor, namely, adaptability, money-centric attitude, sense of being underserved, social deprivation, work burden, reduced emotional expression, workaholism, abuse, family shoulder, family cohesion, and sense of industry. Apart from that, inhuman living and working conditions, as well as school deprivation among study subjects, were observed. Poverty emerged as the single most compelling factor for child labor in India. Conclusion: The study concluded that child labor had a negative impact on children's overall development. An effective intervention to stop child labor is if vulnerable children are identified through primary healthcare, and a relationship of trust is built that allows for the provision of health care, education, support, and referral to additional services outside the health sector.

Child maltreatment and psycho-social impairments among child laborers in rural Bangladesh.

PURPOSE: The current study focused on exploring the impact of maltreatment of child laborers on their psychosocial health condition from the views of their parents. METHODS: A total of 100 parents of child laborers were recruited using snowball sampling. The structured questionnaire comprised two validated scales including ISPCAN Child Abuse Screening Tool (ICAST-P), and Paediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) were used for the survey. Factor analysis and multivariable linear regression analysis were performed to examine the data using SPSS version 26, and Stata version 16.1. RESULTS: A three-factor model consisting of internalizing, externalizing, and attention associated psycho-social impairments of child laborers were derived from the 35-item scale of PSC tool and represented a good fit to the data. A mean estimate of maltreatment indicates that a majority of child laborers are maltreated psychologically, followed by physical maltreatment and neglect. The factor analysis resulted that maltreated child laborers are highly prone to exhibit internalized psycho-social difficulties, followed by externalized and attention-associated emotional and behavioral difficulties among child laborers. The regression model further depicts that child laborers, who had been physically and psychologically maltreated, are significantly more likely to be affected by internalized and attention-related psycho-social impairments. CONCLUSIONS: The study concluded that victimized child laborers exhibited significant internalized, as well as attention-related problems. These findings may be useful for future studies that examine emotional and behavioral problems among maltreated child laborers and, therefore, for developing prevention strategies.

Among risks, protection, and lessons learned: Perspectives of Brazilian rural families about work in adolescence.

Adolescents working in the Brazilian rural contexts were investigated through participant observation and interviews, aiming at understanding the role played by work in the nurturing of adolescent in these contexts. The qualitative and longitudinal survey involved six participants who were members of two different families, as follows: four female adolescents, one adult woman, and one adult man. It was found that adolescents and their families understood work as a context for nurturing moral values, learning skills, and meeting needs. Observation, however, found that work also involved exposure to risks. The study reviews the role of work in adolescence as a cultural component in some rural contexts and how this should be taken into account to avoid an ethnocentric and universalistic interpretation that divides adolescence between "normal" and "abnormal."

Interculturalidad e infancia rural: trabajo y cuidado en La Araucanía, Chile / Interculturality and rural childhood: work and care in La Araucanía, Chile

(analítico) Desde una mirada intercultural, se exploraron los significados de infancia en la agricultura familiar campesina, así como sus implicaciones en términos de trabajo y provisión de cuidados a niños y niñas. A partir de la tensión entre los significados universales de infancia basados en un enfoque de derechos y el trabajo en el campo del cual participan las personas desde temprana edad, se realizó un estudio cualitativo con diseño de teoría fundamentada y aplicación de entrevistas a mujeres cuidadoras y profesionales de programas de desarrollo rural en Chile. Se evidenció que a medida que la infancia aumenta en actoría social, disminuyen las prácticas de trabajo y se profundizan las de cuidado. Los resultados alientan a pensar en la proyección de una ontología de la niñez rural.

(analytical) Using an intercultural perspective, this study explores the meanings of childhood in the rural peasant population, as well as the implications of these meanings on the allocation of tasks and providing care to boys and girls. Taking into account the tension between universal meanings of childhood that draw on rights-based perspectives and the traditional practice of children working in agriculture, we conducted a qualitative study using a grounded theory methodology. Interviews were conducted with women caregivers and staff who work in rural development programs in Chile. The study's results show that as childhood has had an increasing value with children becoming more and more recognized as social actors, traditional child work practices in agriculture have decreased and care practices have been strengthened. The author concludes that the results of the research have consequences when thinking about an ontology for rural children.

(analítico) A partir de uma perspectiva intercultural, exploramos os significados da infância entre famílias voltadas para agricultura familiar camponesa, bem como suas implicações em termos de trabalho e prestação de cuidados às meninos e meninas. Considerando a tensão existente entre os significados universais da infância a partir de uma abordagem de direitos e o trabalho no campo, no qual as pessoas se engajam desde muito cedo, realizamos um estudo qualitativo, com base na teoria fundamentada, onde realizamos entrevistas com mulheres cuidadoras e profissionais dos programas de desenvolvimento rural no Chile. Evidenciamos que à medida que a infância adquiriu um valor ao nível da atuação social, as práticas de trabalho diminuíram e as práticas de cuidado se aprofundaram. Conclui-se sobre as consequências dos resultados para pensar uma ontologia da infância rural.

Living with Mental Distress, Social Anger, and In-Group Commitment among Working Children: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Working as a child can have various effects on all aspects of children's health. Investigating and identifying issues related to the health of working children can be useful in promoting their health. Therefore, in this qualitative study, we examined issues related to the mental health and behavior of working children. Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in Tehran, Iran, in 2021 with the contractual content analysis approach. The main participants (N = 32) in this study were working children aged 10 to 18 years. To collect data, in-depth and semi-structured interviews were conducted with working children, their parents, and the center officials. In addition to the interview, some field notes were also taken from interactions between working children. After each interview, they were transcribed and coded. After 27 interviews, the data were saturated, no new code was extracted, and further interviews were conducted to ensure data saturation. Data analysis was performed based on the proposed method of Lundman and Graneheim. Results: The results revealed the three main categories of mental distress (fear and anxiety, depression, loneliness and isolation, decreased self-confidence, and decentralized mind), social anger (negative social role modeling, harassment and harm of others, reprehensible and antisocial behavior, disregard for the property of others, disrupted relationships, and violence), and in-group commitment (self-censorship outside the group, individual independence and group cohesion, and caring for the group). Conclusions: Most working children suffer from various forms of mental and behavioral issues, which, if not taken care of, can have irreparable consequences.

Prevalence of musculoskeletal system problems in children working in Turkey's automotive industry.

OBJECTIVE: This epidemiology study was conducted to determine the musculoskeletal system problems of children working in the automotive industry and related factors affecting them in the province of Sanliurfa, the Turkish province where the child population is the highest at 44.9%. DESIGN AND METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive type study of 256 children aged 7-17 years working in Sanliurfa Evren Auto Industry Site and Birecik Firat Auto Industry Site was carried out between April and September 2021. RESULTS: The majority (55.9%) of the children spent most of their time afoot while working and had musculoskeletal symptoms, with a duration of more than one year. The body areas with the most symptoms were the waist, feet, and hands, respectively. These symptoms had not occurred before a child started working and were affected by the posture they worked in, and their daily working and sleep hours. CONCLUSION: Public health nurses are in a position to ensure that tetanus vaccination of working children, employment examinations, routine health checks, and necessary personal protective equipment are available. They can also work to ensure that children work for legal periods, get paid their wages, have health insurance, receive apprenticeship training, and only start working when they reach the age of being an apprentice or apprentice candidate.

China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and artisanal cobalt mining from 2000 through 2020.

From 2000 through 2020, demand for cobalt to manufacture batteries grew 26-fold. Eighty-two percent of this growth occurred in China and China's cobalt refinery production increased 78-fold. Diminished industrial cobalt mine production in the early-to-mid 2000s led many Chinese companies to purchase ores from artisanal cobalt miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), many of whom have been found to be children. Despite extensive research on artisanal cobalt mining, fundamental questions about its production remain unanswered. This gap is addressed here by estimating artisanal cobalt production, processing, and trade. The results show that, while total DRC cobalt mine production grew from 11,000 metric tons (t) in 2000 to 98,000 t in 2020, artisanal production only grew from 1,000 to 2,000 t in 2000 to 9,000 to 11,000 t in 2020 (with a peak of 17,000 to 21,000 t in 2018). Artisanal production's share of world and DRC cobalt mine production peaked around 2008 at 18 to 23% and 40 to 53%, respectively, before trending down to 6 to 8% and 9 to 11% in 2020, respectively. Artisanal production was chiefly exported to China or processed within the DRC by Chinese firms. An average of 72 to 79% of artisanal production was processed at facilities within the DRC from 2016 through 2020. As such, these facilities may be potential monitoring points for artisanal production and its downstream consumers. This finding may help to support responsible sourcing initiatives and better address abuses related to artisanal cobalt mining by focusing local efforts at the artisanal processing facilities through which most artisanal cobalt production flows.

Street Children in Iran: What Are Their Living and Working Conditions? Findings from a Survey in Six Major Cities.

Street children are among the most marginalized children, globally, who experience severe violations of their rights and face multiple deprivations. This study aimed to describe street children's characteristics and working conditions in Iran. METHOD: This cross-sectional rapid survey was conducted from March to May 2017 in six major cities in Iran. The sample group consisted of Iranian and non-Iranian girls and boys, aged 10 to 18, who worked on the streets for at least one month prior to the survey. Time-location based sampling was used. A total of 856 Children were randomly selected from 464 venues, including corners of streets, parks, metro gates, bus stations, shopping malls, and shopping centers frequented by street children. RESULTS: Findings showed that 90% of participants were boys, 60% were between 10 and 14 years old, almost 50% attended school, 12% were illiterate, and 32% had quit school. Children of Afghan nationality comprised 54% of the study participants, and the rest were Iranian. Of all participants, 85% resided with family or relatives. Most children (75.5%) worked more than 5 h daily, and vending (71.2%) and waste picking (16.1%) were common activities. Street children suffered, mainly, from harsh weather (22.7%), insults and beatings of everyday people (21%), starvation (20.7%), and police repression (15.4%). More than half of the study participants were not involved in intervention programs, and just 7% of them had attended any health education programs. CONCLUSION: Street children reported little to no service use, which may contribute to poor health. Street children require immediate attention to improve their wellbeing. Decision-makers and academicians should collaborate on intervention development research to design appropriate health and social interventions targeted at street children.

Children and adolescents continue to be exposed to early work in Brazil.

2 million children and adolescents between 11 and 19 years old have not yet finished basic education and had left school. The current Brazilian scenario reflects the reality in which these children and adolescents are inserted, without sufficient resources for the continuity of basic or elementary education, and often the parents' lack of income leads these young people to seek work, as can be seen in several capitals and inland cities: children selling food at traffic lights, bars, restaurants, and similar situations5. According to a study carried out by Abrinq Foundation (Fundação Abrinq), in the last quarter of 2021, there were about 2.36 million adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years old in the labor market or looking for a job, of which 1.2 million were in child labor in disagreement with Brazilian legislation, including work similar to slavery, and activities harmful to health, development, and morality.

Ações de enfrentamento ao trabalho infantil em natal/rn no campo do esporte e lazer / Actions to combat child labor in natal/rn in the fild of sport and leisure

O presente artigo traz a análise da trajetória e legitimação das leis de proteção à criança e o adolescente no Brasil; o panorama do trabalho infantil no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, conforme a Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios 2016-2019; os programas, projetos e ações de prevenção e enfrentamento a problemática do trabalho infantil no município de Natal/RN; aproximações no campo do esporte e lazer, infância e direito ao lúdico e as políticas públicas de esporte e lazer em Natal/RN. Com o objetivo de ressaltar a importância das políticas públicas de esporte e lazer na perspectiva intersetorial como ferramenta de prevenção e enfrentamento ao trabalho infantil. A conclusão a que se chega é a imprescindibilidade da articulação intersetorial entre a rede de proteção social e as políticas públicas de esporte e lazer. Para alcançar os objetivos propostos, foram realizadas pesquisas bibliográfica e documental.

This article trae an analysis of the trajectory and legitimization of child and adolescent protection laws in Brazil; the panorama of child labor in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, according to the National Household Sample Survey 2016-2019; programs, projects and actions to prevent and combat the problem of child labor in the city of Natal/RN; approaches in the field of sport and leisure, childhood and the right to play and public sport and leisure policies in Natal/RN. With the aim of highlighting the importance of public sports and leisure policies from an intersectoral perspective as a tool for preventing and combating child labor. The conclusion reached is the indispensability of intersectoral articulation between the social protection network and public sports and leisure policies. To achieve the proposed objectives, bibliographic and documentary research was carried out.

Childhood exposure to birth registration laws and old-age mortality.

This paper studies the effects of the enactment of birth registration laws, as the official universal and uniform method of recording births, across US states in the first decades of the 20th century on old-age longevity for children affected by these laws. We show that establishing birth registration laws has long-term benefits for old-age health. The benefits are primarily driven by states with an effective child labor policy, suggesting that registering births helps the enforcement of child labor laws which in turn operate as the mechanism channel to improve old-age longevity. A treatment-on-treated calculation suggests an increase of 0.6 years of longevity from not working during childhood due to the birth registration law.

Vivências de trabalho precoce de adolescentes em medida socioeducativa / Experience of child labor of adolescents complying with a social-educational measure / Vivencias de trabajo infantil de adolescentes en medidas socioeducativas

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a vivência de trabalho precoce de adolescentes e jovens em cumprimento de medida socioeducativa, no estado da Paraíba. Os instrumentos utilizados foram um Questionário Mosquito Diagnóstico e uma Entrevista Semiestruturada. A análise foi realizada com o software Iramuteq, (Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires), através da Análise Hierárquica Descendente, que gerou seis classes: significado do trabalho; infância e escola; condições objetivas de vida; trabalho, drogas e ato infracional; consequências do trabalho infantil; e trabalho infantojuvenil. A perspectiva teórica utilizada foi a psicologia histórico-cultural e os dados discutidos a partir do conceito de vivência. Conclui-se que as vivências e situações sociais de desenvolvimento foram caracterizadas pelo trabalho precoce que oportunizou o envolvimento com atos infracionais e as instituições responsáveis pela garantia de direitos em vez de garantir a proteção social, criminalizaram por meio de medidas socioeducativas.(AU)

This article aims to analyze the experience of child labor of adolescents and youngsters that are complying a social-educational measure, in the State of Paraíba. The instruments utilized were a Questionnaire Mosquito Diagnóstico and a Semi-Structured Interview. The analysis was performed by using the Iramuteq software (Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires), by using Descending Hierarchical Analysis, which generated six classes: meaning of labor; childhood and school; objective conditions of life; labor, drugs, and act of infraction; consequences of child labor; and child labor. The theoretical perspective used was historical-cultural psychology and the data were discussed from the concept of experience. It was concluded that the experiences and social situations of development were characterized by child labor, which enabled the involvement with acts of infraction; and the institutions responsible for guaranteeing rights, instead of guaranteeing social protection, criminalized by using social-educational measures.(AU)

Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar la vivencia precoz de adolescentes y jóvenes que cumplen medidas socioeducativas en el estado de Paraíba (Brasil). Los instrumentos utilizados fueron un Cuestionario Mosquito Diagnóstico y una entrevista semiestructurada. El análisis se realizó con el software Iramuteq (Interface de R pour les Multidimensionnelles Analyzes de Textes et de Questionnaires), mediante análisis jerárquico descendente, que generó seis clases: Significado del trabajo; Infancia y escuela; Condiciones objetivas de vida; Trabajo, drogas y acto de infracción; Consecuencias del trabajo infantil; y Trabajo infantojuvenil. La perspectiva teórica que se utilizó fue la psicología histórico-cultural, y los datos se discutieron desde el concepto de vivencia. Se concluye que las vivencias y situaciones sociales de desarrollo se caracterizaron por trabajo infantil que permitió la participación en infracciones y que las instituciones responsables de garantizar los derechos en lugar de la protección social los criminalizaron mediante medidas socioeducativas.(AU)

Perfil dos acidentes de trabalho com crianças e adolescentes no Brasil, de 2011 a 2020 / Profile of occupational accidents with children and adolescents in Brazil from 2011 to 2020

Resumo Objetivo: descrever o perfil dos acidentes de trabalho envolvendo crianças e adolescentes na faixa etária de 5 a 17 anos no Brasil, no período de 2011 a 2020. Métodos: estudo descritivo com dados do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN) e do Sistema de Informação sobre Mortalidade (SIM). Resultados: de 2011 a 2020, foram registrados, no SINAN, 24.909 casos de acidentes de trabalho envolvendo menores de 18 anos. A maioria ocorreu com indivíduos do sexo masculino (82,3%), na faixa etária de 16 a 17 anos (84,6%), brancos (44,0%), principalmente em ocupações do subgrupo da Classificação Brasileira de Ocupações "trabalhadores dos serviços". Cerca de a metade dos acidentes atingiram mãos e membros superiores (48,7%) e o principal diagnóstico foi "ferimento do punho e da mão" (17,7%). Foram registrados 466 óbitos no período, sendo 15,9% referentes a mortes de crianças de 5 a 13 anos de idade. Conclusão: houve registro de casos de acidentes de trabalho e óbitos relacionados ao trabalho infantil, inclusive envolvendo menores de 14 anos, faixa etária para a qual o trabalho é proibido. É preciso assegurar o desenvolvimento de pesquisas e de ações que contribuam para a eliminação do trabalho infantil.

Abstract Objective: to describe the profile of occupational accidents involving children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years in Brazil, in the period from 2011 to 2020. Methods: descriptive study based on data from the Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN - Notifiable Diseases Information System) and from the Sistema de Informação sobre Mortalidade (SIM - Mortality Information System). Results: from 2011 to 2020, a total of 24,909 cases of occupational accidents involving minors under 18 years of age were registered on SINAN. Most of these cases occurred with males (82.3%), aged 16 to 17 years (84.6%), whites (44.0%), mainly within "Service workers" job titles subgroup as assigned by Brazilian Classification of Occupations. Almost half of the accidents affected the hands and upper limbs (48.7%) and the main diagnosis was "fist and hand injury" (17.7%). A total of 466 deaths were registered in that time period, with 15.9% referring to deaths of children aged 5 to 13 years. Conclusion: registers show records of occupational accidents and deaths related to child labor, including those involving children under 14 years of age, a group in which work is prohibited. It is necessary to ensure the development of research and actions that contribute to the elimination of child labor.

Association of child labor with risk and protective factors for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in Brazilian schoolchildren: National School Health Survey 2015 / Associação do trabalho infantil com fatores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em escolares brasileiros: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar 2015

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the sociodemographic profile of adolescents working in Brazil and the association of child labor with risk and protection factors for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases. Methods: Cross-sectional study with data from sample 2 of the 2015 National School Health Survey (PeNSE). The variables gender, age, ethnicity/skin color, administrative dependence on school and maternal education, eating habits, physical activity and drug use were analyzed by prevalence and respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) and calculation of crude and adjusted Odds Ratio. Results: A total of 10,926 students participated in the survey, of which 16.9% (95%CI 15.1-18.9) were currently working/employed. Child labor was higher among male adolescents (ORa: 1.82; 95%CI 1.55-2.15); aged between 16 and 17 years (ORa: 2.96; 95%CI 2.37-3.69); enrolled in public schools (ORa: 1.69; 95%CI 1.14-2.52); whose mothers had incomplete high school (ORa: 1.54; 95%CI 1.11-2.13); living in the South region of the country (ORa: 2.17; 95%CI 1.60-2.94). Adolescents who worked were more likely to smoke (ORa: 1.94; 95%CI 1.52-2.48); use alcohol (ORa: 2.01; 95%CI 1.71-2.36) and drugs (ORa: 1.76; 95%CI 1.35-2.31); perform physical activity (ORa: 1.24; 95%CI 1.07-1.44); consume sweets (ORa: 1.30; 95%CI 1.13-1.49), fried snacks (ORa: 1.41; 95%CI 1.15-1.74), and soft drinks (ORa: 1.23; 95%CI 1.06-1.44); however, they were less likely to present sedentary behavior (ORa: 0.68; 95%CI 0.59-0.79). Conclusion: Child labor in Brazil is related to sociodemographic differences. Those who worked were more likely to show risk behaviors for NCDs, but they were more physically active.

RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar o perfil sociodemográfico dos adolescentes que trabalham no Brasil e a associação do trabalho infantil com fatores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis. Métodos: Estudo transversal com dados da amostra 2 da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar de 2015. Analisaram-se as variáveis sexo, idade, raça/cor da pele, dependência administrativa da escola e escolaridade materna, variáveis acerca de alimentação, atividade física e uso de drogas. Realizaram-se análises por meio das prevalências e respectivos intervalos de confiança de 95% (IC95%) e cálculo da odds ratio bruta e ajustada. Resultados: Participaram da pesquisa 10.926 escolares, destes, 16,9% (IC95% 15,1-18,9) trabalhavam. O trabalho infantil foi maior nos adolescentes: do sexo masculino (ORaj: 1,82; IC95% 1,55-2,15); idade entre 16 e 17 anos (ORaj: 2,96; IC95% 2,37-3,69); que estudavam em escolas públicas (ORaj: 1,69; IC95% 1,14-2,52); com escolaridade materna igual ao ensino médio incompleto (ORaj: 1,54; IC95% 1,11-2,13); residentes da região Sul (ORaj: 2,17; IC95% 1,60-2,94). Esses adolescentes trabalhadores apresentaram maiores chances de: fumar (ORaj: 1,94; IC95% 1,52-2,48); consumir bebidas alcoólicas (ORaj: 2,01; IC95% 1,71-2,36); usar drogas ilícitas (ORaj: 1,76; IC95% 1,35-2,31); realizar atividade física (ORaj: 1,24; IC95% 1,07-1,44); consumir guloseimas (ORaj: 1,30; IC95% 1,13-1,49); consumir salgados fritos (ORaj: 1,41; IC95% 1,15-1,74), e refrigerantes (ORaj: 1,23; IC95% 1,06-1,44). Contudo apresentaram menor chance de comportamento sedentário (ORaj: 0,68; IC95% 0,59-0,79). Conclusão: Houve diferenças sociodemográficas em relação ao trabalho infantil no Brasil. Os que trabalhavam apresentaram maiores chances de manifestar comportamentos de risco para as DCNT, no entanto eram mais ativos fisicamente.

Políticas públicas de enfrentamento ao trabalho infantil: desafios para atenção integral em saúde e intersetorialidade / Public policies to fight child labor: challenges for comprehensive health care and intersectoriality

Resumo Este estudo objetiva analisar os atos normativos para combate ao trabalho infantil sancionados no Brasil entre 1990 e 2018. Pesquisa exploratório-descritiva em base documental e de natureza qualitativa. Foram incluídos 102 documentos: atos normativos publicados no Brasil dos anos de 1990 a 2018, que abordam o enfrentamento ao trabalho infantil. Os dados foram agrupados em uma matriz de análise, organizada por: tipo de ato normativo, ano de publicação, origem ministerial, observando-se os períodos políticos. Os resultados expressam diferenças significativas na formulação das políticas públicas, como ausência de atos normativos no setor de saúde na década de 1990, época em que o Sistema Único de Saúde se estruturava. Mudança no foco de investimento, da educação e transferência de renda para o Programa Bolsa Família, aumentando a responsabilização das famílias. As políticas de formação profissional, apesar de serem reconhecidas como instrumentos de combate ao trabalho infantil, apresentam contradições, pois preconizam uma atuação para atender aos interesses econômicos vigentes. Este modelo de construção e atuação se reflete na relação entre os diversos campos de políticas públicas para o enfrentamento do trabalho infantil, causando limitações nas práticas intersetoriais e na integralidade da atenção voltada para crianças e adolescentes.

Abstract This study aims to analyze the normative acts to combat child labor sanctioned in Brazil between 1990 and 2018. This is an exploratory-descriptive, document-based, qualitative research. A total of 102 documents were included, namely: normative acts published in Brazil from the years 1990 to 2018, which address the confrontation of child labor. The data were grouped in an analysis matrix organized by type of normative act, year of publication, and ministerial origin, observing the political periods. The results express significant differences in the formulation of public policies, such as the absence of normative acts in the health sector in the 1990s, when the Unified Health System was being structured. Changes were made in the focus of investment, from education and cash transfers to the Bolsa Familia Program, increasing the accountability of families. The vocational training policies, despite being recognized as instruments to fight child labor, present contradictions, since they advocate an action to meet the prevailing economic interests. This model of construction and action reflects on the relationship between the various fields of public policies for combating child labor, causing limitations in intersectoral practices and in the integrality of the attention aimed at children and adolescents.

Child labor and associated risk factors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.

Child labor can significantly impact the health, welfare, and development of children engaged in labor. The spread of child labor around the globe is predicted to accelerate as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, a scoping review was conducted to (a) synthesize emerging themes and results from recent research on child labor during the COVID-19 pandemic, (b) identify factors that increase the risk of children falling into child labor and (c) provide recommendations that can inform the development of policies and programs to ensure that previous efforts to combat child labor are not lost. Six electronic databases (Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, CINAHL, Global health, and Web of Science) were searched on January 21, 2022. The database searches, along with the grey literature search, identified 5,244 studies, of which 45 articles were included in the final review. Several of those articles (8 of 45 articles) reviewed concluded that the pandemic could increase child labor worldwide including the worst forms of child labor. The reviewed studies identified primary risk factors for child labor during the COVID-19 pandemic including economic challenges, temporary school closure and a greater demand for child labor, mortality among parents, and limited social protection. This scoping review identified the need for more field research on child labor following the COVID-19 pandemic to detect emerging patterns of child labor and to develop effective intervention measures. There is also a need for further empirical research on the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender differences in occupational exposure and health outcomes among working children and marginalized groups such as migrants, refugees, and minority groups. Based on the conclusions drawn from this review, it is evident that addressing child labor in the wake of the pandemic necessitates a multi-sectoral response by the government, businesses, civil society, and funding/donor agencies. This response should address various areas such as education, social and child protection, and legislation to support vulnerable children and their families in order to combat child labor subsequent to the pandemic.

Association of child labor with risk and protective factors for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in Brazilian schoolchildren: National School Health Survey 2015 / Associação do trabalho infantil com fatores de risco e proteção para Doenças Crônicas não Transmissíveis em escolares brasileiros: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar 2015

Objective: To analyze the sociodemographic profile of adolescents working in Brazil and the association of child labor with risk and protection factors for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases. Methods: Cross-sectional study with data from sample 2 of the 2015 National School Health Survey. The variables gender, age, race/skin color, administrative dependence on the school and maternal education, variables about food, physical activity and use of drugs. Analyzes were performed by means of prevalence and respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) and calculation of the crude and adjusted ODDS Ratio. Results: A total of 10,926 students participated in the survey, of which 16.9% (95%CI: 15.1-18.9) worked. Child labor was higher among adolescents: male (ORaj: 1.82; 95%CI: 1.55-2.15); aged between 16 and 17 years (ORaj: 2.96; 95%CI: 2.37-3.69; who studied in public schools (ORaj: 1.69; 95%CI: 1.14-2.52); with maternal schooling equal to incomplete high school (ORaj: 1.54; 95%CI: 1.11;2.13); residents of the South region (ORaj: 2.17; 95%CI: 1.60-2.94). Adolescents workers were more likely to smoke (ORaj: 1.94; 95%CI: 1.52-2.48); consume alcoholic beverages (ORaj: 2.01; 95%CI: 1.71-2.36); use drugs (ORaj: 1.76; 95%CI: 1.35-2.31); perform physical activity (ORaj: 1.24; 95%CI: 1.07-1.44); consume sweets (ORaj: 1.30 ; 95%CI: 1.13-1.49); consume fried snacks (ORaj: 1.41; 95%CI: 1.15-1.74), and soft drinks (ORaj: 1.23; 95%CI: 1.06 -1.44), however, they had a lower chance of sedentary behavior (ORaj: 0.68; 95%CI: 0.59-0.79). Conclusions: There were sociodemographic differences regarding child labor in Brazil. Those who worked were more likely to show risk behaviors for NCDs, however they were more physically active.

Objetivo: Analisar o perfil sociodemográfico dos adolescentes que trabalham no Brasil e a associação do trabalho infantil com fatores de risco e proteção para Doenças Crônicas não Transmissíveis. Métodos: Estudo transversal com dados da amostra 2 da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar de 2015. Analisou-se as variáveis sexo, idade, raça/cor da pele, dependência administrativa da escola e escolaridade materna, variáveis acerca de alimentação, atividade física e uso de drogas. Realizou-se análises por meio das prevalências e respectivos intervalos de confiança de 95% (IC95%) e cálculo da ODDS Ratio bruta e ajustada. Resultados: Participaram da pesquisa 10.926 escolares, destes, 16,9% (IC95%: 15,1-18,9) trabalhavam. O trabalho infantil foi maior nos adolescentes: do sexo masculino (ORaj: 1,82; IC95%: 1,55-2,15); idade entre 16 e 17 anos (ORaj: 2,96; IC95%: 2,37-3,69; que estudavam em escolas públicas (ORaj: 1,69; IC95%: 1,14-2,52); com escolaridade materna igual ao ensino médio incompleto (ORaj: 1,54; IC95%: 1,11;2,13); residentes da região Sul (ORaj: 2,17; IC95%: 1,60-2,94). Esses adolescentes trabalhadores apresentaram maiores chances de: fumar (ORaj: 1,94; IC95%: 1,52-2,48); consumir bebidas alcoólicas (ORaj: 2,01; IC95%: 1,71-2,36); usar drogas ilícitas (ORaj: 1,76; IC95%: 1,35-2,31); realizar atividade física (ORaj: 1,24; IC95%: 1,07-1,44); consumir guloseimas (ORaj: 1,30; IC95%: 1,13-1,49); consumir salgados fritos (ORaj: 1,41; IC95%: 1,15-1,74), e refrigerantes (ORaj: 1,23; IC95%: 1,06-1,44). Contudo apresentaram menor chance de comportamento sedentário (ORaj: 0,68; IC95%: 0,59-0,79). Conclusões: Houve diferenças sociodemográficas em relação ao trabalho infantil no Brasil. Os que trabalhavam apresentaram maiores chances de manifestar comportamentos de risco para as DCNT, no entanto eram mais ativos fisicamente.