Palm Oil Plantation Firms in PH Employ, Exploit Child Labor, Says Labor Rights Group
08/10/2012 (AllVoices) - Foreign palm oil plantations in the Philippines are accused of employing and exploiting child laborers. The Manila based Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTHUR) last presented to the public the findings of its research on child labor in oil palm plantations in Caraga which revealed that 24% of workers in the said industry are children between 5-17 years old.
