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(Eagle News)—-The Department of Labor and Employment said there was a need to conduct a nationwide profiling of child laborers. According to DOLE, the profile will “serve as a basis for the provision of appropriate services and interventions necessary to remove the children from child labor.” According to the guidelines released by DOLE, child labor refers to any economic activity done by children under 18 years of age. Exploitation is harmful to the physical, mental, or […]
(Eagle News) — Idineklara ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), na mapanganib at isa sa mga pinakamalubhang uri ng child labor ang ilan pang mga trabaho na may kaugnayan sa pagsasaka. Ito ay alinsunod sa Department Order No. 149-A ni Labor secretary Silvestre Bello III, na nagpapalawig sa employment ban sa mga menor de edad sa sektor ng agrikultura at livestock farming. Partikular na tinukoy ng DOLE, ang mga plant propagation activities gaya ng […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 12 – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to participate in the launch of convergence programs to combat child labor today, January 12, in Quezon City. The launch is dubbed “Makiisa #1MBatangMalaya: One with Children in ending child labor”. The aim is to raise public awareness on the problem of child labor and to encourage action against. DSWD Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo said that to end child labor, comprehensive actions must […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 12 – The Philippines ushers in the New Year with programs to intensify its fight against child labor. “Makiisa para sa 1 milyong batang Malaya” (One with the children to end child labor) today featured the launch of three major initiatives against child labour. These initiatives include a first comprehensive project on child labor with set up of help desks, a new project on child labor in gold mining, and a new […]
MANILA, Dec. 30 – Malaking mga hakbangin at pagbabago ang naisulong ng pamunuan ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) laban sa child labor, kabilang ang hindi katanggap tanggap na anyo nito sa loob lamang ng pitong buwan ng panunungkulan ni Pangulong Rodrigo R. Duterte, ayon kay Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III. “Nagkamit tayo ng malaking pagbabago upang labanan ang laganap na child labor sa mga mahihirap na komunidad, higit lalo ang mga mapanganib pang […]
MANILA, Feb. 3 — The government’s fight against child labor, particularly its worst forms, has leveled up with the signing of the Joint Memorandum Circular on the Guidelines in the implementation of the H.E.L.P. M.E. Convergence Program to Address Child Labor. “The Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) is being issued to provide policy guidelines and procedures in the implementation of the HELP ME Convergence Program to Address Child Labor,” Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said […]
By Rommel B. David It was 11:30am. Passengers were rushing to and from the port area of Allen in Northern Samar in Eastern Visayas. We were among the people at the port entrance. The sweltering temperature coming from the sea doubled the scorching heat of the sun. The humid air dampened our skin while the rays of the sun blinded our eyes. The heat made it difficult to use the improvised ladder to disembark from […]
