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Perspectives on children’s work in the Algarve (Portugal) and their implications for social policy

University of Wales, Swansea, A.Invernizzi{at}swansea.ac.uk

After discussion of existing literature on children’s work in Portugal, the article presents findings from research carried out in the southern region of that country on social policy relating to child labour. Examination of children’s and parents’ views on children’s work suggests that the main discourse on child labour and the international policies it promotes are far from taking their complex realities into account. Problems that relate to poverty, access to education and professional training, as well as diverse views on childhood experience, make children’s work very important for some sectors of the European population.

Key Words: child labour • education • family • working age

Critical Social Policy, Vol. 25, No. 2, 198-222 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0261018305051326


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