Idrus Idham Irwansyah, Tamrin Sopian, Amandaria Riri, Wahda Muhammad Aksha
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Science and Law, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia.
Department of Guidance and Counseling, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia.
Front Sociol. 2025 Aug 11;10:1619550. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1619550. eCollection 2025.
Child labor is a global issue commonly found in low- and middle-income countries. A prevention and remediation system based on community knowledge through the Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA) with Gender Social Inclusion (GESI) is needed. This study was conducted in three regions with different topographical and geographical characteristics, using qualitative methods and the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) technique, including interviews, focus group discussions, participatory mapping, transects, and seasonal calendars. Findings indicate that child labor is driven by poverty, household characteristics, parents' education and employment, and limited access to educational services and labor markets. Social, natural, financial, and human capitals serve as strategies for prevention and management of child labor. Utilizing these capitals can be implemented in child labor monitoring and remediation, which can also be conducted as voluntary social audits by community groups. The main recommendation is to establish or assign groups responsible for ensuring the continuity of child labor prevention and intervention efforts.
童工是一个在低收入和中等收入国家普遍存在的全球性问题。需要一个基于社区知识的预防和补救系统，通过可持续生计方法（SLA）和性别社会包容（GESI）来实现。本研究在三个具有不同地形和地理特征的地区进行，采用定性方法和参与式农村评估（PRA）技术，包括访谈、焦点小组讨论、参与式绘图、横断面调查和季节日历。研究结果表明，童工现象是由贫困、家庭特征、父母的教育程度和就业情况以及获得教育服务和劳动力市场的机会有限所驱动的。社会、自然、金融和人力资本是预防和管理童工现象的策略。利用这些资本可以在童工监测和补救中实施，社区团体也可以将其作为自愿社会审计来进行。主要建议是设立或指定负责确保童工预防和干预工作持续进行的团体。
