WORKING CHILDREN IN ZIMBABWE

Abstract

This chapter is about the value and costs of the work of children – to themselves, their families, and their communities. I present a range of situations in which children in Zimbabwe have to work, placing the employment of children in the broader context of children's work. I point to benefits and harm that can accrue to children from their work, paying attention to how the children themselves perceive it. The vignettes I present illustrate the complexity surrounding the work of children, and the need to understand the contexts in which they work before we try to intervene.

Citation

Bourdillon, M.F.C. (2005), "WORKING CHILDREN IN ZIMBABWE", Bass, L. (Ed.) Sociological Studies of Children and Youth (Sociological Studies of Children and Youth, Vol. 10), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 7-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1537-4661(04)10002-0