Employers’ Demand for Child Labor in the Pyrotechnics and Fashion Accessories Industries in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Aldaba, Fernando T, Chua, Karl, Lanzona, Leonardo A, Jr, Lim, Joseph, Pineda-Ofreneo, Rosalinda, del Rosario, Rosario
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2005
• Subjects: Economics; Labor Economics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/67; https://www.ilo.org/manila/publications/WCMS_437077/lang--en/index.htm
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The literature on child labor has largely focused on the supply side determinants, i.e., the causes of child labor from the perspective of the family and its economic decisions. In contrast, this study examines the demand side factors—the rationale of employers for employing child labor based on the...