Child labor is common practice is Philippine region of Mindanao . Children as young as five can work each day in the fields . `` The parents beg us to include their children to work , '' she said . The government plans to reduce child labor by 75 % by 2020 . Some suggest cultural ties to families living together make it harder to work .
Child labor is common practice is Philippine region of Mindanao . Children as young as five can work each day in the fields . The government plans to reduce child labor by 75 % by 2020 . Some suggest cultural ties to families living together make it harder to work .