CHILD AT WORK. Ryan, 13 says he earns PHP 10 for every motorcycle he cleans outside the Davao City Hall. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Wanted: anti-child labor barangay officials
Kaugmaon executive director Florie Butiong-Tacang said their campaign has only reached ten per cent success in minimizing child labor working on hazardous conditions. Their study showed cases where children worked in packing urea fertilizer in a refinery, and others cleaning bottles for a recycling plant. In both cases, children worked without protective gear and even worked overnight for days.