Análise introdutória do trabalho infantil no Brasil contemporâneo

Abstract

This research aims to investigate child labor in Brazil, analyzing its origins from the colonial period to the present day and seeking to understand its entrenchment within capitalist society. Efforts to combat labor performed by children and adolescents have emerged from social struggles to ensure their visibility and the establishment of regulations protecting them from all forms of exploitation, thereby guaranteeing their rights through public policies. The study also addresses new forms of child labor that have developed via social media. Books, articles, websites, and legislation were used to conduct this research. The findings highlight the need for the enforcement of existing regulations and underscore the importance of laws that effectively minimize the social inequalities affecting the lives of children and adolescents still subjected to child labor.