locations in United States alone. Most of their factory work for Abercrombie & Fitch is done in Bangladesh. The company uses child labor in their factories to produce their clothing. They have no benefits or access to healthcare and are paid very little or not at all. They work long hours in dangerous working conditions. Thus, in an Alta Mode factory in the Philippines, all more than 100 workers sought to form a union, and they were all placed on leave. The Abercrombie supplier even filed criminal
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world there are multicultural among us, through each different cultural we are able to learn something. As I take a multicultural fieldtrip I notice the difference in every culture, from The Philippine Agta, Ngbaka, Southeast Asia, Yi of China, and etc. In every culture lies a unique heritage trail, the Philippine Agta has great skill when it comes to natural forest environment, they are great hunter. They can develop a symbiotic relationship with their agricultural neighbors. “The Agta retained a
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Child Sex Tourism The topic that I thought was interesting to write about is child sex tourism. Child sex tourism is happening on a daily bases all around the world. It is really sad that young children from all nationalities and all ages are used as sexual pleasures to older men. It is very sad that child sex tourism is very hard to get under control. In an article written by ECPAT (End Child Prostitution and trafficking) stated that wealthy Westerners posing as good people often prepared
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Participation of Women in Philippine Politics and Society: A Situationer Introduction This paper is intended to provide an overview of the status of women in the Philippine society especially in the aspect of politics and the labor market. This should be considered as a work in progress which the author aims to further develop as a comprehensive situation paper that can both provide the reader a consolidated picture of the gender equality challenge in the country and motivate them on the
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FOREWORD In a span of only five years, the population of the Philippines grew by 7.7 million – from 68.8 million in 1995 to 76.5 million in 2000. During this period, the population growth rate (PGR) was 2.36 percent per year, which means the population doubling time will be within 29 years if the rate does not decline (NSO, 2001). Side by side with rapid population growth is poverty, which still grips about a third of the country's 15.3 million households (NSO, 2001a). This Country
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Child labor These days, most of countries suffer from some crises such as economical and security crises. Unfortunately, this crises lead to many bad habits, such as child labor. According to international labor organization, child labor is often defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that it is harmful to physical and mental development. In many points of view, I am against the child labor no matter what for many reasons. The child
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and nutritious food in the U.S. Growing up in the Philippines is very different and very hard compared to growing up in the USA. The government in the Philippines is corrupt and this is affects people’s daily lives and the way they interact with other people. Mental and social development is affected to the point that they must survive, even at the expense of others. The Philippine economy relies heavily on human labor. In the Philippines jobs are hard to find unless they know somebody in the
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recorded in 2011. Stunting, meanwhile, registered at 30.3 percent from 33.6 percent two years prior. Education suffers When kids are hungry, it is not only their parents who worry but their teachers as well for they are not only pushed to do hard labor for food, their chances of getting education are also pushed to the sides. “When the children come to school hungry, they cannot focus on the lessons. The difficulty to learn makes them uninterested to continue going to school,” said Lucena Concepcion
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received tremendous feedback is surrogate motherhood. As many couples fail to bear any child due to infertility, various alternatives appears to realize their dream of parenthood. One of the popular alternatives is surrogate motherhood. To begin with, the word “surrogate” means substitute. Surrogate motherhood is a term referred to an arrangement in which a woman becomes pregnant for the sole purpose of having a child that another couple will raise. This discovery causes to wake up each and everyone's
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G. 1BLM Revised Research Proposal: General Topic: Children Labour in the Philippines Specific Topic: Laws on Children Labour in the Entertainment Industry Background of the study: Purpose: To inform people of the laws they govern child stars in the showbiz industry, as well as determine if the children and their parents will recognize the law and their rights. When people talk about child laborers, they generally refer to juvenile sakada workers, house help, watch-your-car boys
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