Child Labor in Philippines

Child Labour in Philippines

By Noah Mcv

General Facts-The president of the Philippines is Benigno Aquino lll

-The Philippines have an estimated population of 97,704,000

-They have 324 people per sq. kilometre

-The Philippines are more of a poor country (they are in debt)

-Most of the countries money comes from mining, and farming.

- The national average of poverty there is 22.3%

How many children working? 3 Million children work in conditions considered as hazardous.1 of 6 children have to work in the Philippines. Meaning these 1 of 6 kids get no education. Kids start working as young as 5.How often do they work & how young? They work 12 hours a day and 5 to 7 times a week and kids start working as young as 5. 67% of kids who work are male33% of the Philippines is ages 5-17 because they have no birth control which is a major issue.

Child Labor Q/A

Do they get breaks or food during work? If they get any breaks at all they are very short. They get food occasionally when working but it is also hardly anything and known to be old and "unpleasant" food. What kind of jobs do children have? They have many different jobs in the Philippines, but two well known jobs are farming and mining. They have other jobs for children such as working in factories, sex trade, domestic services, and at worst, being a solider.

Why Do children have to work so young? Kids have to work at a young age to survive. Another reason is because many kids don't have parents, as they could die from starvation, or typhoons. The reason the government doesn't do anything about it is because most of the Philippines money comes from their mining, and agriculture. Kids are very helpful with these jobs especially with mining, because they can reach into small areas etc.What is the government doing to stop child labor?First of all child labor is illegal, of course it still happens. The government has also been doing things like trying to protect kids when they work. Also the government claimed that child labor will be gone in 2016, which many people think is false.

Agriculture-Due to the Philippines extreme climate, working in

sugarcane fields is a common form of child labor their.

-They mainly produce sugar cane plantation, when working in the fields. Other plants are coconuts,

corn, rice, rubber, and tobacco. -When working they use dangerous machinery and

tools, carry heavy amounts, and are exposed to harmful pesticides.

-32% of Philippines work in agriculture.

-A reason why they have a lot of farming/agriculture jobs is because the weather

& the amount of farming land-A well known place for intense farming child labor in the

Philippines is Bicol (bee-call)-64% of the countries working kids, work in agriculture

Agriculture (2)

Bibliographyhttps://www.childfund.org/child-labor-in-the-philippines/

http://www.articlealley.com/child-labor-in-philippines-666377.htmlhttp://www.adb.org/publications/poverty-philippines-causes-

constraints-and-opportunities

http://sarahsensei.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/dsc_0222.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg

Images:

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/01/world/asia/philippines-child-labor/

http://ipecphils.tripod.com/phillaws/intro.htm#SITUATION