%0 Journal Article
%T Child work in Bogot¨¢ streets
%A ¨¢ngela Mar¨ªa Pinz¨®n
%A MD
%A MPH
%A Leonardo Brice£¿o
%A MD
%A Ana Isabel G¨®mez
%A MD
%A Catalina Latorre
%A MD
%A MPA
%J Revista Ciencias de la Salud
%D 2003
%I Universidad del Rosario, Bogota
%X Title: Child Labor in the Streets of Bogot¨¢.There are many children working in the streetsof Bogot¨¢. The exact number is unknown andthere is very little information available aboutthis group. Methodology: Descriptive study.Children working in certain streets of Bogot¨¢were surveyed on Saturday July 19th 2003.Results: A total of 162 children were surveyed,52.5% boys and 47.5% girls; 38.5% youngerthen 5 years and 64.2% older; 61.1% were bythemselves and the rest with an adult; 49.4% werechildren of displaced families and the others werechildren of families from Bogot¨¢. A 33.3% rateof school desertion and a rate of 38.9% lack ofsocial security affiliation were found. The lack ofsocial security affiliation is higher in desplaced families and within this group it is higher in thefamilies that have been living a short period oftime in Bogot¨¢. Discusion: Data suggest a strongrelationship between child labor in the street andthe problem of displaced families; a serious impacton school desertion, and long working hoursexposed to various security, phisical, chemical,ergonomic, and psicosocial risk factors. There arethree groups of children working in the streets ofBogot¨¢: Children of displaced families; childrenthat work in the streets, and children that live inthe streets. Conclusions: Child labor in thestreets of Bogot¨¢ is a serious problem, whichrequires attention based on knowledge of causesand the pursuit of effective measures for itseradication.
%K Labor
%K child
%K Colombia
%K street
%U http://www.urosario.edu.co/medicina/CienciasSalud/documentos/vol1n2/winfantil_vol1n2.pdf