1. Pyrotechnics Production and Deep Sea Diving/Fishing Mendoza, Donn Mendoza, Gracielle

2. Epidemiology/Statistics Around 5,000,000 children in the Philippines work in highly hazardous workplaces some times for 16-hours a day. Child labor is commonly found in wood and rattan furniture making, gold mining, food processing, fire works, pyrotechnics, footwear, plastic bag industry and muro-ami fishing (a method to catch elusive reef fish with special nets). - ("Save the children campaign: children who toil night and day", Lara Bradley, Belfast News Letter, 18 April 2000) - (US Dept of Labor, Sweat and Toil of Children, 1994)

3. Epidemiology/Statistics Commercial Fishing - Children are employed in the docks of Mindanao and Visayan ports. Commercial Fishing - Children are employed in coastal fishing vessels as divers in a dangerous form of coral reef fishing. Commercial Fishing - 15% of muro-ami fishers are children. Fireworks Manufacturing - Children are employed in the production of fire crackers. -(US Dept of Labor, Sweat and Toil of Children, 1994) -(US Dept of Labor, Human Rights Report, 1998)

4. Commercial Fishing - According to the 1995 Philippines National Survey of Working Children, almost 7% of Filipino working children from 5-15 years of age are engaged in fishing. Children are employed in deep sea fishing operations, where they have to drive 10-100 feet to maneuver nets around coral reefs. Epidemiology/Statistics -(US Dept of Labor, Sweat and Toil of Children, 1994) -(US Dept of Labor, Human Rights Report, 1998)

6. Provisions of the Law R.A. 9231 or An Act Providing for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Affording Stronger Protection for the Working Child, Amending for this Purpose Republic Act No. 7610, as amended, Otherwise Known as the Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act

7. Section 5 of R.A. 9231, Prohibition on the Employment of Children in Worst Forms of Child Labor which includes: – Work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is hazardous or likely to be harmful to the health, safety or morals of children. Is performed underground, underwater or at dangerous heights; or Is performed in an unhealthy environment exposing the child to hazardous working conditions, elements, substances, co- agents or processes involving ionizing, radiation, fire, flammable substances, noxious components and the like, or to extreme temperatures, noise levels or vibrations; or Involves the manufacture or handling of explosives and other pyrotechnic products. Provisions of the Law

8. Section 22, R.A. 9231 Grounds for Suspension and Cancellation of Work Permit The Regional Director has the power to suspend or cancel a work permit issued to a working child in instances: – fraud or misrepresentation in the application for work permit/supporting documents – terms and conditions set forth in the child’s employment contract is violated – employer fails to institute measures to ensure the protection, health, safety, morals, and normal development of the child – employer fails to formulate and implement a program for the education, training and skills acquisition of the child; or – child is deprived access to formal, non-formal or alternative learning systems of education.