Early Exposure of Poor Filipino Children in Drudgery
Thesis Statement: The different forms of child labor exploitation or harmful labor have negative emotional, physical or mental impact on child laborers in the Philippines.
I. Introduction
Childhood is the most innocent stage in human life. It is the phase of life
wherein a child is learning new things, fun-loving, free from all tensions and is the
sweetheart of all family members. But this is only one side of the story. The other is
full of tremendous problems and burdens. In this case, the innocent child is not the
sweetheart of the family, instead, he/ she is an earning machine working the entire day
in order to satisfy the needs and wants of his/ her family. This is what we call “Child
labor.”
There are various causes and effects of child labor that could totally affect
or even damage children’s lives. The consequences of child labor to a child can be
numerous and crippling on his/ her physical, mental and emotional state. It can
seriously hamper the well being of a child who is supposed to get a sound education
and nutrition to develop into a healthy adult.
[1]”Child labor is horrible. These children get hurt, maimed, even killed. And guess what? Most kids in schools don’t even care. That is why we need to learn about it in school. To make a difference.”
It is important to speak about the practice of abusive and exploitative child
labor in order for us to be aware of these cases. Although most of the child workers do
get the privilege of education, most end up being dropouts and repeaters because they
are not able to focus on their studies.
By becoming aware of the consequences that the child workers might face
from their situations, we shall become vigilant by fighting its cause and therefore
contribute towards the goal of eliminating the child labor cases in our country.
II. Analysis
A. Historical Background
Child labor
I. Introduction
Childhood is the most innocent stage in human life. It is the phase of life
wherein a child is learning new things, fun-loving, free from all tensions and is the
sweetheart of all family members. But this is only one side of the story. The other is
full of tremendous problems and burdens. In this case, the innocent child is not the
sweetheart of the family, instead, he/ she is an earning machine working the entire day
in order to satisfy the needs and wants of his/ her family. This is what we call “Child
labor.”
There are various causes and effects of child labor that could totally affect
or even damage children’s lives. The consequences of child labor to a child can be
numerous and crippling on his/ her physical, mental and emotional state. It can
seriously hamper the well being of a child who is supposed to get a sound education
and nutrition to develop into a healthy adult.
[1]”Child labor is horrible. These children get hurt, maimed, even killed. And guess what? Most kids in schools don’t even care. That is why we need to learn about it in school. To make a difference.”
It is important to speak about the practice of abusive and exploitative child
labor in order for us to be aware of these cases. Although most of the child workers do
get the privilege of education, most end up being dropouts and repeaters because they
are not able to focus on their studies.
By becoming aware of the consequences that the child workers might face
from their situations, we shall become vigilant by fighting its cause and therefore
contribute towards the goal of eliminating the child labor cases in our country.
II. Analysis
A. Historical Background
Child labor