Menores no sector informal como estratégia de sobrevivência das famílias carenciadas:o caso do mercado do xipamanine

Abstract

The present work was carried out with the aim of analyzing the role of minors in the survival strategies of needy families from the informal sector. This work was carried out in the Xipamanine market where a group of minors engaged in informal activity and their respective guardians were identified and surveyed, with a view to identifying the activities carried out by minors, identifying the reasons for the involvement of minors in the informal sector and which the social representations that they have of informal activity, knowing the perceptions that minors have of their situation and their future and, finally, understanding the impact of informal activity on the minor and the family. The study showed that minors are used by their guardians, just as another source of complementary family income, often neglecting the impact of this practice on their own, since placing minors in the informal sector constitutes an obstacle to their own education. , and does not necessarily constitute a sustainable solution to socio-economic stability for their respective family, as what they bring from the street is of little significance and does not change its precarious condition at all, serving only to partially satisfy some of the daily needs of the family. own household