The Guadalajara Reporter

Exhibit focuses on child labor in Mexico

Mexico is seeking to reform its federal child labor provisions to raise the minimum working age from 14 to 15.

Federal Labor Secretary Ignacio Rubi Salazar underlined the government’s determination to eradicate child labor abuse at the opening of a photographic exhibit in Guadalajara this week.

The exhibit, “La Hora del Recreo: Erradicar el Trabajo Infantil en Latinoamérica” (Playtime Hour: Eradicating Child Labor in Latin America), comprises 32 large-format images taken by five renowned international photographers. They all have accompanying text.

Funded by the non-profit Telefonica Foundation, the exhibit can be seen in the esplanade of the Instituto Cultural Cabañas.