This report is an effort to contribute to the goal of improving data collection, analysis and dissemination of information and research on child labor, especially its worst forms. Balancing statistical precision with qualitative analysis, the rapid assessment aims to provide policy makers with insights into the magnitude, character, causes and consequences of the worst forms of child labor, particularly on girls in three specific sectors—commercial agriculture, domestic service and commercial sexual exploitation.

This paper serves as an accompanying text to the sectoral reports on girl-child labor in the Philippines.  It gives a historical and macro-level context to the studies in terms of general policies and programs on child labor, as well as related socio-economic indicators, with focus on gender and regional disparities.