In the eyes of a child: a child laborer's perspective on work.

• Main Authors: Ada, Gennievie R., Lim, Donna Rica T., Lim, Rosalinda S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2001
• Subjects: Child labor; Child Welfare; Child Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10257
• Institution: De La Salle University

It is reality that child's work serves as an informal training that socializes children to become productive adults. But when work became a serious burden and risk to children, with work predominating in conditions that place them under severe stress, it becomes a danger to their healthy development and future perspective. It is in this context that child work becomes abusive and exploitative, and thus it becomes child labor. This exploratory study aims to know if child laborers truly have a positive or negative perspective toward their work. The variables that are to be analyzed are : care and support provided by the family and personal social network, and values such as responsibility sharing, obedience and learning of roles as instilled by them. The first questionnaire was administered to thirty-five child laborers. After which eight child laborers were chosen for the in-depth interview. The results showed that child laborers have a positive perspective and negative perspective on work but child laborers mostly have a positive perspective on work. Care and support and obedience may lead to positive or negative perspective toward work.