[Invisibility of working conditions and children's health in the Felipe Angeles market]. / La invisibilidad de las condiciones laborales y de salud de niños del mercado Felipe Angeles.

OBJECTIVE: Identifying the work environment and health of children working in the Felipe Angeles market in Guadalajara. METHODOLOGY: This was a descriptive study which included 198 children working in the aforementioned market. A questionnaire was used which asked about the sociodemographic variables, the work environment and the health of such children. RESULTS: The children working in the market were predominantly male (89.9 %), aged 6 to 17 years old, residing in Guadalajara; 71 % were attending school. 83 % of the children had started working in the market between 7 to 10 years old and 75 % had worked there for 1 year or more. Workdays lasted all week, without rest in 50 % of the cases. The children perceived health risks as concerning abrasion, contusion, fractures, being run over and other psychosocial types related to becoming the victims of theft or becoming addicts. CONCLUSIONS: The children's work environment and health were not suitable for their age and affected their physical and psychosocial state as the site had deficient architecture making it impossible to carry out activities appropriate for their age and provoked workplace risk for which there was no prevention.

La invisibilidad de las condiciones laborales y de salud de niños del mercado Felipe Angeles / Invisibility of working conditions and children's health in the Felipe Angeles market

Objetivo Identificar las condiciones de trabajo y salud de los menores que trabajan en el mercado Felipe Ángeles de la Ciudad de Guadalajara. Metodología Se realizó un estudio descriptivo a 198 menores de 18 años de edad que desempeñaban alguna actividad laboral en dicho mercado. Se aplicó una encuesta que incluía variables sociodemográficas de los menores, de condiciones del trabajo y de salud. Resultados Los menores de que laboran en este mercado son principalmente hombres (89,9 %) con edades de entre 6 a 17 años, residentes de Guadalajara, 71 % asiste a la escuela. El 83 % de los niños iniciaron sus actividades laborales en el mercado entre los 7 y 10 años y 75 % de ellos llevan 1 año o más trabajando. La jornada laboral va de lunes a domingo en el 50 % de los casos. Los riesgos a la salud percibidos y presentados por los menores son lesiones durante la jornada laboral tales como abrasión, contusión, fracturas, atropellamiento; y las relacionadas con el aspecto psicosocial como son ser víctimas de robo o ser sujetos vulnerables para iniciarse en la drogadicción. Conclusiones Las condiciones de trabajo y salud en que laboran los menores no son adecuadas para su edad y afectan su desarrollo físico y psicosocial, ya que el sitio donde trabajan tiene deficiencias en la estructura arquitectónica, les impide la realización de actividades propias de su edad y los somete a riesgos laborales para los que no existe prevención.

Objective Identifying the work environment and health of children working in the Felipe Angeles market in Guadalajara. Methodology This was a descriptive study which included 198 children working in the aforementioned market. A questionnaire was used which asked about the sociodemographic variables, the work environment and the health of such children. Results The children working in the market were predominantly male (89.9 %), aged 6 to 17 years old, residing in Guadalajara; 71 % were attending school. 83 % of the children had started working in the market between 7 to 10 years old and 75 % had worked there for 1 year or more. Workdays lasted all week, without rest in 50 % of the cases. The children perceived health risks as concerning abrasion, contusion, fractures, being run over and other psychosocial types related to becoming the victims of theft or becoming addicts. Conclusions The children's work environment and health were not suitable for their age and affected their physical and psychosocial state as the site had deficient architecture making it impossible to carry out activities appropriate for their age and provoked workplace risk for which there was no prevention.