Child labor is one of the topics that presents strong emotions, beliefs.
Most people are opposed to the involvement of children in labor force activities when they are at an age when other activities, such as.
education and play, should be the central role in development. However, child labor represents an extremely difficult and complex issues which often extends beyond emotions, beliefs and opinions. Much of this has to do with the understanding that a wide variety of factors, such as economic, cultural, social, political and legal concerns, are part of any child labor problems as well as the solution to these problems.
The Philippines, as an economically poor country, has no doubt practices this kind of labor. Poor families have no choice but to include, most often force their children in just to buy rice for their next meal. Practicing child labor has many implications on the children. Instead of playing or studying, they do the work for them. The impact on children also have effect towards their attitudes, for humans are created as social beings. One of the most important part of being a person is to have a good social foundation which is mostly taught at school. Because of this, it has an adverse effect on the child's psychological and emotional approach. Young children are not suppose to do work for adults because it is on this stage of life that children need to explore and discover themselves as a unique person. .
No one has the blame for child labor. It is of human nature that we need to survive no matter what. Children are often the victims. It is not a matter of choice. Either they help or die. Parents, as well as their children has to do manual work only because they don't have money while others sit in their comfortable chair with their feet on their table being paid handsomely. What's ironic is that these children are not getting what they worked for. Poverty, the main cause of suffering of each and every nation, still claims the old order of slavery.
