CHILD LABOR IN BUKIDNON: A Synthesis of Findings

CBMS Network Coordinating Team

ILO-IPEC Project Sites in Bukidnon

MINDANAO

PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON

CHILD LABOR INCIDENCE

Incidence of child work is fairly high among the project sites.

Proportion of children aged 5-17 who are working, by site
100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 4 Sites Malaybalay City 27.3 28.4 24.5 Maramag
Highest Lowest

32.3 Quezon

20.1 City of Valencia

Working Children
Source: ILO-IPEC Baseline Survey, 2010

Non-working Children

CHILD LABOR INCIDENCE

Consistently among child workers in 4 sites, boys outnumber girls by almost 3:2
Proportion of working children, by sex and site
100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 4 Sites Malaybalay City Male
Source: ILO-IPEC Baseline Survey, 2010

35.9

35.5

34.2

37.3

34.5

64.1

64.5

65.8

62.7

65.5

Maramag Female

Quezon

City of Valencia

CHILD LABOR INCIDENCE

The 15-17 age group accounted for the highest proportion of child workers
Proportion of working children, by age and site
100% 80% 60% 57.4 59.7

64.0

56.0

52.2

40%
20% 0% 4 Sites Malaybalay City Maramag Quezon City of Valencia

38.8

38.0

34.7

40.3

39.4

5-9 years old

10-14 years old

15-17 years old

Source: ILO-IPEC Baseline Survey, 2010

CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILD WORKERS

Most child workers are engaged in either sugar plantation or other agricultural
Proportion of working children, by industry & site
100%
80% 60% 40% 20% 0%
4 Sites Malaybalay City Maramag Quezon Valencia City
Others Commercial Sexual Exploitation

42.9 35.1 33.3 76.2 36.0 49.9

Domestic Work Quarrying Mining Other Manufacturing Pyrotechnics

Forestry
Other Fishing Deep-sea Fishing Other Agricultural Sugarcane Plantation

31.0

Other agri
Source: ILO-IPEC Baseline Survey, 2010

Sugarcane Other agri

Sugarcane

Others

CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILD WORKERS

Very high proportions of child workers in 4 sites are engaged in a job categorized as hazardous
Proportion of child workers with at least one job categorized as hazardous, by site
100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0%
Highest Lowest

89.9

92.4

91.7

88.4

88.2

4 Sites

Malaybalay City

Maramag

Quezon

Valencia City

At least one job not categorized as hazardous At least one job categorized as hazardous
Source: ILO-IPEC Baseline Survey, 2010