Child labour for the benefit of the family in rural Poland.
Employing children to work in a family household or on a farm is a widespread phenomena in many countries worldwide. This paper presents the results of an investigation of the phenomenon of the involvement of children aged 11-14 years in work on family farms and in rural households in central and eastern Poland, a typical agricultural region. The data obtained are characterized by high reliability due to utilization of various research techniques: surveys and observations based on records of daily routines. Material collected by questionnaire survey is significant because of the relatively large group of respondents – 1,536 people, selected by stratified sampling. Records of the daily routines of 332 people randomly selected from the general sample of 1,536 people, were conducted over a total period of 2 months through all the seasons – 2 weeks in each season – provided reliable data. Analysis of the collected material allowed characterization of the phenomenon of children's engagement in the work in a family household and on a farm belonging to their parents or relatives, and an indication of the life and health hazards of children involved in work for a benefit of the family.
Department of Public Health, Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, Poland.
Stanislaw
S
Lachowski
Jerzy
J
Zagórski
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D002648:Child; D004651:Employment; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011044:Poland; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012424:Rural Population; D012621:Seasons; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors