UNFPA-OPS Policy Notes Series No. 4: Early work/labor patterns of Filipino children and their implications on policy

It is clearly important to examine the child work/labor phenomenon in a broader milieu. For instance, we need to know the extent to which other child outcomes, such as schooling and cognitive capacity, are associated with child work/labor. Equally relevant is understanding the household and community context within which engagement in child work/labor exists. The Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Filipino Child or Cohort Study presents an opportunity to look into the child work/labor phenomenon in greater detail and as it affects Filipino children.