DETERMINANTS OF CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS

Abstract

Child labor in Honduras is one of the social phenomena affecting the child population between 5 and 17 years old, it is estimated that one in ten children is in this situation. Undoubtedly, this problem violates the rights of children in the country, harming their physical and psychological development; also has a negative impact on the formation of its human and professional capital. The objective of this research is to identify the main factors affecting the labor participation of children in the Honduran labor market, so that it is possible to identify and analyses which factors constitute a risk or protection Honduran children, and which are most likely to have an impact on this problem.The estimates of this research come from the child labor module of the Permanent Survey of Multiple Purpose Homes of the National Statistical Institute of Honduras for the years 2001 to 2018. From this, the working child population was characterized and a probabilistic model of discrete choice was estimated to estimate the chances that a child will be incorporated into productive activities under certain factors associated with child labor.