Diagnóstico y análisis de los niños, niñas y adolescentes trabajadores en América Latina*

The aim of this paper is to determine the conditions under which children and adolescents live when they begin working from an early age in the informal economy in Latin America. This situation has repercussions in undervalued jobs with damaging working conditions that often affect their physical and psychological health. Working children have difficulty attending school. Low levels of parental education, along with shortages and