Abstract

RAMIREZ RAMOS, Laura Itzel et al. Migración transfronteriza y trabajo infantil en el Soconusco, Chiapas. Migr. desarro [online]. 2014, vol.12, n.22, pp.39-60. ISSN 1870-7599.

This work analyzes the characteristics of child labor in the coffee estates of the Soconusco region, Chiapas, Mexico. Historically, this region has been an important labor market for migrant families coming from Guatemala, whose quality of life leads them to take up labor roles that put them at risk of being victims, among other things, of labor exploitation and the tacit violation of their human rights. It examines the gender division of labor in the jobs and responsibilities both in areas of production and reproduction, and the reasons why cross-border migrant children -boys and girls- and teenagers, are incorporated into the plantation's productive work. Child labor directly benefits capital in a context where the responsibility of governments to develop effective policies to combat poverty and create efficient mechanisms for the supervision and protection of human and labor rights is lacking.

Keywords : child labor; cross-border migration; Chiapas; human rights; social vulnerability.

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