Work
Nikkei- Brazilian
teenagers who can not adapt to Japanese
school often go on to work. I interviewed a thirteen- year old
boy that was in this situation. Rafael works 10 or12 hours a day,
a few days a week, inspecting glass bottles for Pepsi. "
I like it, the work is light," and with the money he earns,
he is able to buy luxuries like Brazilian and American brand-name
clothing. Rafael told me that his parents support the fact that
he works because he is able to buy the things he wants.
Often teenagers lie about their age when applying for a job, since
the legal minimum age is fifteen. Rafael is a clear example, being
13 and saying he was 15. He told me that his job, along with those
held by his friends, is less laborious than that of an average
assembly worker. Rafael gave me another example of a job held
by Nikkei- Brazilian adolescents: stocking supplies on the assembly
line.
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