Child labor exploitation is worsening in the Philippines. In 2011, the Philippine National Statistics Office reported that there were 5.5 million working children in the country, 2.9 million of ...

In line with the observance of the World Day Against Child Labor (WDACL) on June 12, Department of Social Welfare and ...

Child labor is any work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children and young people. It robs children of their right to education, forcing them to drop out of ...

CHILD labor is any work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children and young people.

Business school teaching case study: is private equity responsible for child labour violations? The distance put between investment funds and workers in companies they back raises questions over ...

And yet the worst forms of child labor can still be found in many parts of the country today, according to a recent European Commission-funded study. The EU report said Filipino children as young as 5 ...

The economic crisis in the Philippines brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic has fueled a rise in child labor, according to a government report. Children have become “collateral damage from pandemic” ...

She said the study showed that the "main push factor" of child labor is "poverty and the economic standing of the family". "If there is no decent job for parents, children naturally help parents to ...

Manila, Philippines, Nov 7, 2019 / 11:09 am. A Catholic bishop in the Philippines is drawing attention to the ongoing problem of child labor in the country, urging a cooperative effort to ...

Report condemns child labour in Philippine gold mines. Human Rights Watch says children are working in “absolutely terrifying conditions”, some of them diving underwater.