Considerações sobre o documentário “A Invenção da infância” e a (im)possibilidade da configuração do trabalho decente infantil

Abstract

This article examines the issue of child labor from the point of view of the Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil in 1988, and the supporting legislation, as international treaties which Brazil has signed, as well as national legislation regulating the matter . All this analysis is done by comparing the terms presented in the documentary "The Invention of Childhood" (2000), in the light of our situation today, superimposed on an analysis of the legislation already mentioned. In a country so marked by social inequalities, shown relevant to examine the rights for the disadvantaged and if there is applicability. The theme is in an arid land when it is understood that the work is economical growth factor and the individual requirement of usefulness to their environment. Historically, Brazil had the child labor, supported also by a mindset that leads to child labor to the way to work, the "no work" would generate idleness and hence the path of marginality. The 1988 Constitution prohibits child labor opening exceptions only for situations that do not atentariam for the dignity of the human person. Although some exceptions are allowed, the research shows the need to monitor the quality of the rights involved in this work, because such activities can not be detrimental to children's dignity. And being a child is not the same as having childhood.