A small girl cries in pain with charcoal soot in her eyes and her sister packs yet another bag of charcoal in Manila's slums, Manila, Philippines, 25 December, 2017.

Despite being banned in many districts, illegal charcoal harvesting continues secretly within many of ManilaÕs outer suburban slums.
Just a few kilometres from ManilaÕs city centre the poorest of the slum familiesÕ risk their lives to make just a few pesos in the illegal charcoal making business in appalling conditions.