A REGULAÇÃO NACIONAL DO TRABALHO NO CÓDIGO DE MENORES. LEGISLAÇÃO, DISSENSO E REAÇÕES SOCIAIS (1925-1930)

Abstract:
Unlike  other  studies  that  situate  the  theme
in  the  dynamics  of  the  labor  movement,  the
present  article  is  interested  in  the  polyclassist
movements   that   emerged   against   the   first
national   legislation   of   child   labor.   In   the
period studied, the theme moved from the field
of  public  health  towards  the  protection  and
assistance  of  underprivileged  minors.  Against
the presumption that there was consensus on the
regulation of the inclusion of labor law in the
social  legislation,  our  historical  sources  show
that, in fact, the promulgation of the Children’s
Code  of  1927  caused  several  social  reactions
against its application. The top-down attempt to
impose  a  broad  set  of  abstract  norms  clashed
with  deeply  rooted  traditional  mentalities  and
practices, causing disorder and social upheaval

Keywords: Children’s Code of 1927, child labor,
social legislation, polyclassist movements.