Trabalho precoce: realidade social e desafio de política pública [Precocious labor: a social reality and a challenge to public policy]

Abstract

This article presents the basic characteristics of precocious labor in Brazil in the nineties. Since the age individuals start working does not seem to be an important determinant of future income, we examined its related aspects, such as school attendance and hard work incidence of. As precocious labor still involves large contingents of children in Brazil under quite different working conditions, it is essential to distinguish the most critical situations so as to support a social policy design targeted at a specific clientele.child labor, labor market, social policy