Portuguese Child Labour: Manufacturing for Change or Continuing Exploitation in the Textiles Industry?.

Eaton, Martin; da Silva, Carlos Pereira

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ERIC Number: EJ570770

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Portuguese Child Labour: Manufacturing for Change or Continuing Exploitation in the Textiles Industry?

Eaton, Martin; da Silva, Carlos Pereira

Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, v5 n3 p325-43 Aug 1998

Provides an overview of the role of Portuguese child laborers, focusing on the textile, clothing, and footwear industries. Argues that in the long term, positive outcomes will be based upon improved education; an alteration in the views of the factory owners, parents, and their children; and greater knowledge of innovative working practices among key companies. (Author)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Child Labor, Child Welfare, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Needs, Childrens Rights, Educational Improvement, Employer Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Social Change, Social Problems, Work Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Portugal

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