Child Labor in the Philippines

Child labor is one of the most rampant problems in the Philippines and one of the many concerns that the Philippine Government needs to focus on. I do believe that a child has the right to receive the most basic necessities in life. As a human being these children also need education, shelter, healthy environment, loving family and most importantly a home which they can call their own and yet its poverty which hinders them to achieve any of those things and forces them to work in the busy streets, farming fields, factories, mining caves at a very young age.

Child labor refers to illegal employment of children below 18 years old. Most underage children forced to labor to support their poor families due to poverty. Because of child labor, children suffer from malnutrition. Instead of killing their time in a classroom these children were rather roam around the streets and risking their lives just to earn enough money for their families.

QUESTIONS:

• What is child labor?
• Describe the life of those children that has forced to work.
• Have you experienced to work at young age?
• What are the reasons behind this child labor?
• According to the report, can you create a concrete rescue to those children whose been abuse of child labor?
• Do you think it is good or bad for a child to be exposed to work at early age?