Trabajo infantil : experiencias de vida de adolescentes que trabajan en las calles del sector CODESA, de la ciudad de Esmeraldas atendidos por una institución pública en el año 2019.

Abstract

This research analyzes child labor from the "Life experiences of adolescents who work on the streets of the Codesa sector, in the city of Esmeraldas, attended by a public institution in 2019"; For the study, the qualitative research method was applied, since it was based on knowing the opinions and experiences of adolescents who work on the streets. For the analysis, theoretical contributions with an ecological approach and the regulatory framework of Ecuador were used. Adolescents are submerged in street work due to the conditions of poverty in which they live with their families; unemployment and lack of opportunities for adults, in some cases the absence of one or both parents, violate the rights of children and adolescents; Faced with this, adolescents are forced to take to the streets as a survival strategy to help their family financially. In our country, the impact of poverty on families in the poorest sectors, in which the most affected are children and adolescents, is invisible. Of the reality of children and adolescents who are in the streets, mothers or fathers are often blamed, since it is said that they are the ones who do not prioritize the education of their children and who put the survival strategy before it; and, on the other hand, in emerald society there are still beliefs that give a positive value to child labor, since they say that it is better for them to work, that takes them away from vices or thus learns to value work from a young age. These perceptions and opinions contribute to normalize the work situation of children and adolescents. According to the objectives set forth in this investigation, it was concluded by expressing that the majority of adolescents who work on the streets are exposed to different psychosocial risks such as: abuse, mistreatment, sexual abuse, trafficking, robbery victims, school desertion, complications in their health, discrimination, drugs, alcohol, sun exposure, traffic accidents, among others.