Hazardous Child Labour in Latin America

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lieten, G.K (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Ethics.; Maternal and child health services.; Medical research.; Labor economics.; Quality of life.; Social Sciences.; Quality of Life Research.; Labor Economics.; Maternal and Child Health.

From children working on Bolivian sugar cane plantations to child miners in Peru, child labour lingers on in many parts of the world, including Latin America. There are various reasons as to why child labour continues to be such a tenuous social problem. There is disagreement on its causes and thus...

Table of Contents:

• Note
• Preface
• Contributors
• Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Worst Forms of Child Labour in Latin America - G.K. Lieten
• Chapter 2 - Child Labour in an Urban Setting: Markets and Waste Collection in Lima - Anna Ensing
• Chapter 3 - The Risks of Becoming a Street Child: Working Children on the Streets of Lima and Cusco - Talinay Strehl
• Chapter 4 - Child Miners in Cajamarca, Peru - Marten van den Berge
• Chapter 5 - Stone Quarries in Guatemala - Luisa Moreno Ruiz
• Chapter 6 - Ore Mining in Bolivia - Laura Baas
• Chapter 7 - Mining at High Altitudes in Peru - Anna Ensing
• Chapter 8 - Children in Traditional and Commercial Agriculture - Marten van den Berge
• Chapter 9 - Coffee in Guatemala - Luisa Moreno Ruiz
• Chapter 10 - Children on Bolivian Sugar Cane Plantations - Laura Baas
• Chapter 11 - Concluding Remarks and Recommendations - G.K. Lieten
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