What does working children mean – are they street children?
Working children are those under the age of 18 who work full or part-time. The working children in Ecuador, and specifically in Quito, generally work as ambulatory vendors (selling vegetables, fruits, or candy), shoe shiners, entertainers on buses and in markets, and laborers. Often, children start out working by their mother’s side in markets, but normally by the age of 4 or 5 they become more ambulatory and work increasingly alone or in groups of other children.
