Abstract

MIRANDA JUAREZ, SARAI. REFLECTIONS ON THE INCENTIVES OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT WORK FROM THE FAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT IN MEXICO. Rev.fac.cienc.econ. [online]. 2013, vol.21, n.1, pp.11-23. ISSN 0121-6805.

This article aims to describe the main reason why children work in Mexico. It seeks to generate reflection from the household perspective as suppliers of workforce and at the same time, as the specific place, where children's work is organized and materialized. The methodology is quantitative; as we review the data obtained from the child labor module included in the National Survey of Occupation and Employment 2011. The conclusion is that the reason for children to work in Mexico it is basically due to two main factors; first, that productive economic units such as households use children as workforce resources being them the main actors and second, because the existence of insufficient household income to cover personal expenses and school fees.

Keywords : Child labor; Demographic studies; Employment in Mexico.

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