GMA NEWS: DOLE: Three million Pinoy child workers engaged in 'hazardous labor' June 27, 2012 9:25 AM
There are 5.492 million working children aged 5 to 17 in the Philippines, nearly three million of whom are exposed to dangerous work environments, according to a survey of the National Statistics Office. More than half of child laborers engaged in hazardous work are in farms, and about 20 percent are found in Central Luzon and Bicol, the Oct 2011 Survey on Children said. The figures were released at the launching of 'Batang Malaya,' a nationwide campaign to fight child labor.
There are 5.492 million working children aged 5 to 17 in the Philippines, nearly three million of whom are exposed to dangerous work environments, according to a survey of the National Statistics Office. More than half of child laborers engaged in hazardous work are in farms, and about 20 percent are found in Central Luzon and Bicol, the Oct 2011 Survey on Children said. The figures were released at the launching of 'Batang Malaya,' a nationwide campaign to fight child labor.
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