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Child Labor in the Philippines

October 10, 2015

The Philippines are rich in gold. But children are often employed to mine the commodity.

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Image: Human Rights Watch/Mark Z. Saludes 2015

Child Labor in the Philippines

Gold is a highly-prized commodity worldwide. The Philippines are rich in gold deposits, but mining that gold is a dangerous job that is often carried out by children. The wages are pitiful.