In 2011, the Philippine National Statistics Office reported that there were 5.5 million working children in the country, 2.9 million of whom were working in hazardous industries such as mining and plantations. 
Mwaka 2011, Ofisi ya Takwimu ya Ufilipino ilitaarifu kuwa kulikuwa na watoto milioni 5.5 waliokuwa wakitu mikishwa, miongoni mwao, milioni 2.9 walikuwa wakifanya kazi kwenye viwanda vilivyo hatari kwa afya yao kama vile vya migodi na mashamba makubwa.