An evaluation of the performance of Republic Act No. 9231 in reducing the number of child workers in Central Luzon

Abstract

Before the Industrial Revolution, children worked in their respective homes and participated in agriculture by helping out in farming. It was considered as customary and there were no arguments over the matter. In a book published by the International Labor Organization (ILO) entitled Child labour: A textbook for university, a brief history of child labor was presented. It was stated there that it was during the Industrial Revolution when factory owners started recruiting children to work in their factories, thus, they became involved in industrial production. There were also children who started working out of their own homes for a living. As a result, child labor became a social issue because of the effects that child laborers experience. Working children started to have poor health conditions and were oftentimes exposed to work hazards. They were also deprived of education. The conditions of working children became points of interest. Government bodies started to conduct investigations regarding the matter. Eventually, legislations were introduced to help in the protection of children's rights which includes their right to education.(Introduction)