Child Labor

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The United Nation’s International Labor Organization (ILO) is urging local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas to create local laws that address child labor.

15 BOHOL GIRLS STOPPED A guard at the Cebu port noticed something strange about the group of travelers. Two Tagalog-speaking women arrived by ferry from Bohol province escorting 15 adolescent girls past 6 p.m. Friday. They all checked in and were set to board a SuperFerry 12 vessel for Manila scheduled to depart in two…

MANILA, Philippines – Two children believed to be child warriors of the New People’s Army (NPA) have been turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Northern Samar, the military said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) welcomed the recent resolution from the United Nation Security Council, denouncing the recruitment of child warriors.

The United States’ Department of Labor on Thursday (Friday in Manila) announced it is offering a $15-million grant to fight child labor in some sugarcane plantations in the Philippines. In a news release, the DOL-Bureau of International Labor Affairs said recipients of the grant will be “qualified” groups that will implement technical assistance projects that…

MARAWI CITY, Philippines – Six minors who were illegally employed in Lanao del Sur were rescued by elements of the 65th Infantry Battalion, authorities said. The minors said they were recruited by a relative from Marawi City in June. However, they had no idea they would be hired as porters for a beverage retailer.

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) unanimously adopted a resolution against recruitment of child soldiers, pressing nations to halt the abuse of children including rape and attacks on schools. The signatories “call upon member-states concerned to take decisive and immediate action against persistent perpetrators of violations and abuses committed against…

BACOOR, Cavite, July 13 (PIA) — Mayor Strike Revilla emphasized the important role of barangay captains in identifying incidence of child labor and illegal recruitment of minors in their respective areas as he underscored the need to equip the local officials on the salient features of Republic Act 9231 to effectively protect children from the…

ROSARIO, Cavite, July 13 (PIA) — Barangay officials, members of the Philippine National Police (PNP)-Rosario, representatives of the municipal social welfare and development office and permit and licensing office attended the recent advocacy of child labor conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Public Employment Service Office (PESO)-Cavite.

DOLE Cavite conducted advocacy on child labor in Rosario, Cavite on June 23, 2011. The activity initiated by DOLE and Public Employment Service Office (PESO) was attended by barangay officials, representatives from MSWD, PNP , Municipal Business Permit and Licensing Office of Rosario.

CEBU, Philippines – The management of a KTV bar earlier raided by the Cebu City Anti-Indecency Board for allegedly employing minors as guest relations officer has denied the allegation. Papillon Bar, through lawyer Vicente Fernandez II, denied that the alleged 11 minors rescued during the raid two weeks ago came from them.

Two miners, both minors were recovered dead in a tunnel of mining firm in Aroroy town, Masbate province last Wednesday night. Search and rescue teams were able to find the bodies of Nober Deonan and Antonio Reviro both residents of Uson, Masbate. Arroyo chief of police Inspector Christian Jesus Huelva believed that the victims died…

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has formally submitted a report to the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), identifying the communist rebel force that persistently employs children in armed conflict and detailing child soldier recruitment.

THE military has rescued three “child warriors,” aged 10 to 12 years old, following an encounter with members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in a remote village in the province of Surigao del Sur.

DIGOS CITY – Fascination for guns and the prospects of carrying one are among the main reasons children are being lured to the communist movement, the local military commander said.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO held a side event during the conference (on 22 June at 13:00) to highlight the impact of pesticide exposure on children, and child labourers in particular. ILO News spoke to Paola Termine, ILO Technical specialist on child labour in agriculture, who is…

BAGUIO CITY, June 19 (PIA) – – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is intensifying its efforts towards achieving a Child-free Philippines.

In a bid to eradicate child labor in the Philippines, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launched a portal providing relevant statistics and other information that will help and encourage the public to combat child labor.  

KORONADAL CITY – There are at least four million children aged 5-17 or a ratio of 1 out of 6 Filipino children in the Philippines who are experiencing worst forms of child labor based in 2001 National Statistics Office (NSO) survey.

THE Philippines is celebrating its Independence Day tomorrow, June 12, but throughout the world June 12 is celebrated as the World Day Against Child Labor.

As the World Day Against Child Labor on June 14 approaches, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) pushed for a “tripartite effort” in fighting against child labor.

More than half (53 per cent) of the 215 million child labourers worldwide do hazardous work. While their number is increasing among older children, aged 15-17, progress is being made for younger children, aged 5-14, says the latest ILO report on child labour “Children in Hazardous Work”. Some of them succeed in leaving the dark…

MANILA Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is supporting the 2011 World Day Against Child Labor, which will be observed this coming June 12 by the member-states of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in hopes of drawing “attention to the global extent of child labor and the action needed to…

THE New People’s Army (NPA), the armed-wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front, has been recruiting children and using them as warriors in violation of the Geneva Convention, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Bangkok (AlertNet) – The approval of a bill banning the use of children in armed conflicts in Philippines is a good step, but significant hurdles remain in fulfilling its potential, Human Rights Watch (HRW) told AlertNet.

MANILA, Philippines—Operatives of the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group rescued a 16-year-old girl during a raid on a factory in Sucat, Parañaque City, where workers were allegedly being locked up and subjected to forced labor to pay off their debts.

The International Labor Organization is working with the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to educate Filipinos on how to distinguish child labor from “child work”.

At 15 years old, Avelino is already earning for his family. “Batang packer” as he is called, Avelino carries 50 kilos of gravel a day for P500 in the mines of Compostela Valley. “Gusto ko hindi na ako magtrabaho kaso lang wala akong pera. Kung hindi ka magtatrabaho wala kang kakainin,” (I don’t want to…

THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) in Northern Mindanao will no longer allow below 18 years old applicants in call centers firm.

MANILA, May 1, 2011—Government agencies should provide income generating activities for poor parents to keep their children off the streets, a Church official said.