Abstract

FERRAZ, Lucimare; GOMES, Mara Helena de Andrea  and  SILVEIRA, Cássio. Social exclusion and vulnerability in the work of children and adolescents recyclable material collectors. Rev. Inter Ação [online]. 2015, vol.40, n.2, pp.337-351. ISSN 0101-7136.  https://doi.org/10.5216/ia.v40i2.32758.

The aim of this article is to analyze the daily work of children and adolescents pickers of recyclable materials, guided by the concepts of vulnerability and social exclusion. This is a qualitative study involving major institutional actors involved in social, legal and support actions, and also with a group of children and adolescents and their families in the city of Chapecó, state of Santa Catarina. We conclude that, to collect recyclable material is a form of social integration at the same time, exposes children and adolescents at risk of all kinds, forming processes of vulnerability in these age groups.

Keywords : Social Exclusion; Vulnerabilities; Child Labor; Recyclable Material Collectors.

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