espanolLa explotacion infantil es una de las grandes preocupaciones de los organismos internaciones y de los gobiernos regionales en el mundo contemporaneo. Dicha situacion obedece a patrones coloniales que han sido impuestos en tierras americanas, fruto de la expansion del fenomeno globalizador. Consecuentemente, para abordar dicha problematica, se considera oportuno analizar una serie de categorias filosoficas, tales como: colonialidad, explotacion, bienestar social, desde enfoques y perspectivas interdisciplinares, dimensionandolos a la realidad colombiana, particularmente a la poblacion wayuu de Riohacha, en el departamento de la Guajira. En esta localidad, persisten la de exclusion, marginacion y opresion, donde ninos y adolescentes se ven forzados a trabajar, para palear las dificultades sociales que atraviesan. Esto se evidencia a traves de referentes teoricos proporcionados en la investigacion y en la aplicacion de la observacion empirica, que ha permitido reforzar los lineamientos filosoficos y decoloniales senalados. El trabajo no pretende sentar una posicion definitiva, por el contrario, trata de fomentar el debate critico y una praxis social diferente, que conduzca a la valorizacion de las infancias y a los cambios sociales pertinentes para el progreso humano. EnglishChild exploitation is one of the great concerns of international organizations and regional governments in the contemporary world. This situation responds to colonial patterns that have been imposed on American lands, as a result of the expansion of the globalization phenomenon. Consequently, to address this problem, it is considered appropriate to analyze a series of philosophical categories, such as: coloniality, exploitation, social welfare, from interdisciplinary approaches and perspectives, dimensioning them to the Colombian reality, particularly the Wayuu population of Riohacha, in the department of the Guajira. In this locality, exclusion, marginalization and oppression persist, where children and adolescents are forced to, to shovel the social difficulties they are going through. This is evidenced through theoretical references provided in the research and in the application of empirical observation, which has allowed reinforcing the philosophical and decolonial guidelines indicated. This paper does not pretend to establish a definitive position; on the contrary, it tries to promote critical debate and a different social praxis, which leads to the appreciation of childhood and social changes relevant to human progress.