While there is no available date specific to child labor in sugarcane for the entire country, ABK3 LEAP’s baseline date in Negros Occidental documented 30,760 households with children working in sugarcane farms in 60 barangays within 15 cities/municipalities, the press release also said.
ABK3 LEAP’s Child Labor Monitoring System, is a tool that can track child labor situation in the community using the Nokia Date Gathering software installed in mobile phones, it also said.
The NDG, which has been piloted and used by over 300 organizations around the world to collect field date, enables paperless date gathering facilities a faster, real-time transmission of collected date for analysis, it said
Mayors, MSWD and Planning Officers of the 15 ABK3 LEAP covered cities/municipalities, which are Bacolod City, Cauayan, Escalante City, Kabankalan City, La Castellana, Manapla, Moises Padilla, Murcia, Sagay City, San Carlos City, Silay City, Talisay City, Toboso and Victorias City, and PCRWC members are expected to join the launching.
ABK3 LEAP project is implemented by a consortium of organizations led by World Vision Development Foundation, in partnership with ChildFund Philippines, Educational Research and Development Assistance Foundation, Inc. Sugar Industry Foundation. Inc. Community Economic Ventures, and University of the Philippines Social Action and Research for Development Foundation Inc., the press release said.
Funding for the ABK3 LEAP project was provided by the United States Department of Labor, it added.*
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November
Nov 2 – Intl Day to End Impunity for
Crimes Against Journalists
Nov 9 – World Science Day for Peace
and Development
Nov 16 – International Day for Tolerance
Nov 19 – World Toilet Day
Nov 20 – World Children’s Day
Nov 25 – Intl Day for the Elimination of
Violence Against Women
Monthly Observances:
Homes Safety Month
Filipino Values Month
National Rice Awareness Month
National Consciousness Month
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Environmental Awareness Month
National Children’s Month
Organic Agriculture Month
Weekly Observances:
Nov 19-25: Global Warming and
Climate Change Consciousness Week
Nov 23-29: National Girls’ Week
Population and Development Week
Nov 25 – Dec 12: Social Welfare Week
18-Day Campaign to End
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Week 2: Week 3: Drug Abuse Prevention
and Control Week
Last Week: Safety and Accident
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Daily Observances:
Last Saturday: Career Executive Service
Day
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