Nova perspectiva do trabalho infantil: a falta de regulamentação dos influenciadores digitais mirins

Abstract

This article addresses the origins of child labor and its developments in modernity. It primarily analyzes the new form of child labor that has emerged with social media: young digital influencers. To do this, it begins with a historical and legislative analysis of child labor, making a comparison with child artistic labor, which is an exception to the prohibition present in the Brazilian legal system, being allowed only if a judicial authorization is granted. In order to understand this new form of labor, in addition to comparing it, the article also highlights the various problems associated with child labor itself, along with the online overexposure of personal lives and the psychological impacts that come with it. It also discusses the exploitation by guardians, leading to the responsibility of children to financially support their households, and the commercial interest of large brands. To address this, the article uses the deductive method, based on documentary and bibliographic research, concluding that this new type of child labor exists in a legislative limbo, making it urgent to apply existing regulations for artistic child labor, as they are similar, but also to impose strict oversight in order to strike a balance between early professionalization and comprehensive protection. This way, the work routine does not compromise other essential activities of childhood and adolescence, such as education and free time for leisure