Factores socio culturales que condicionan el trabajo infantil en las calles céntricas de Machala, 2022.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyze the socio-cultural factors that condition child labor in the City of Machala, The type of research is bibliographical and exploratory, for which random interviews are applied to parents and 10 children who perform child labor, of which it is verified that the majority belong to immigrant families that are temporarily in the city of Machala, it is also verified in the interviewees that 6 children belong to immigrant families that are temporarily in the city of Machala, and the remaining 4 are Ecuadorians whose parents are poor and for this reason they take their children to work or put them to elaborate In greengrocers or greengrocers, of the immigrant families the parents have higher education, however, because they are not legally in the country, they seek their resources through their children. In the case of Ecuadorian parents, they only have a primary level. The literature consulted reports the social consequences of child labor since in this situation children lose some of their rights. One by not having access to education.2 by exposing the danger that being in the streets represents. 3 in the psychological aggression that they represent in the streets. To eliminate the problem, the authorities must establish mechanisms such as support centers for migrants and training workshops for poor people, opening spaces for possible entrepreneurship.