In today’s world, there are many children that have education, but some children are work in small gold mines. Small-scale gold mines occurs in poor people and rural communities. Moreover, According to the Time news on 29 September 2015, In Philippine, there have a very serious issue about Children Rights. The children worked in places with toxic metals that can cause damage to health. They were working in dangerous gold mines. Children are commanded to get down in water pit to find gold and in gold mines have poison metals that can make children muscle spasms, back pain and skin irritation. In the deep water, when they dive into water, they should have air tube for breath. If children work underwater in long time, they will receive toxic air. In addition, In 2014, 17 years-old miner and his brother died because they dig the deep pit and do not have any air to breath.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the government is solving the problem of children forced to work. By providing children with health, education and livelihood. In the Philippines, nearly 5.5 million children work in 2011, with 3.2 million of them considered child laborers because they work hard and long hours in dangerous environments.