Abstract

KATTAN, Natalia Sepúlveda. Contributions from the movements of working children and adolescents to the discussion on child labor. Desidades [online]. 2021, n.31, pp. 153-167. ISSN 2318-9282.

Child labor is a controversial aspect in modem societies, yet not entirely visible. In this article we reveal two competing positions in this debate, reviewing 1) the notion of child labor and its implication in the development of abolitionist policy, 2) the perspective of the movements of working children and adolescents under the focus of the critical appraisal of work and the claim for decent work, and 3) a synthesis of four arguments with which the claiming position responds to the conception of child labor: the exploitation /work relationship; the work /crime relationship; the work /school relationship; the interpretation of the right to work and participation. It is concluded that the debate around child labor requires the participation of working children for a better conceptual development of the phenomenon, whose discussion extends beyond the fact that children work.

Keywords : working children; child labour; abolitionism; critical appraisal of work.

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