DESPITE significant progress in eliminating the worse forms of child labor in the country, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has admitted that the problem remains alarming and far from over as there are still more than 2 million child laborers in the Philippine workforce.

Ahmma Charisma Satumba, DOLE Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns director, on Monday disclosed that 90 percent of child workers or around 1.8 million children were toiling under hazardous conditions.

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