Factores familiares que inciden en el trabajo infantil. Una visión desde Trabajo Social

Abstract

Child labor, a social problem considered a clear violation of the rights of children and teenagers affects their adequate human development in all areas. The family is considered the first institution of socialization, a determining space in the development process of all its members. Therefore, any affectation suffered by the family has a major impact on children and adolescents. In this sense, from the vision of Social Work, it seeks to influence the comprehensive well-being of this priority care group and its family context. For this reason, the research focused on two projects of the RAFALEX Association ETI-Cuenca and ETI-Santa Ana. The objective of this article is to identify the family factors that affect child labor from a Social Work perspective. Therefore, a quantitative methodology was established, with a descriptive and exploratory scope; For the collection of information, the applied technique was the survey. As relevant results of the investigation, it was identified that one of the main family risk factors is the economic problem that makes it difficult to satisfy their needs, intrafamily violence and poor communication.