The United Nations yesterday said it has so far registered 600 child soldiers, some as young as eight, fighting for armed groups in the Philippines and expected the final number to be in the thousands. Read the rest of this entry »
UN finds 600 child combatants in RP
April 9, 2011
Philippines: UN envoy announces plan to remove children from armed conflict
April 8, 2011
8 April 2011 – The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict and a political movement in the Philippines today agreed to develop an action plan to ensure that no children are among the ranks of the military group known as the New People’s Army (NPA), or are involved in the armed conflict. Read the rest of this entry »
Philippines to tackle child labor problem with international community
April 8, 2011
MANILA, April 6 (Xinhua) — The Philippines has partnered with the international community to address the growing need for under- aged laborers in child labor intensive “industries,” the government said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
DOLE rescues child laborers in Mindoro Occidental mines
April 7, 2011
ACTING on the report of a village school teacher, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has rescued school-age children working in the salt mines of Occidental Mindoro province. Read the rest of this entry »
DoLE, ILO seek end to worst forms of child labor by 2016
April 6, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – There are at least 2.4 million working children in the Philippines and the target is for government to end the worst forms of child labor in five years, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
ILO to end child labor in the Phl by 2016
April 5, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today announced their plan to embark on a five-year program to end child labor in the country by 2016. Read the rest of this entry »
Dropout rate up to 6% in 2010 – ILO
April 1, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The dropout rate for elementary students is rising from an average of 5.99 percent in 2007 to 6.28 percent in 2010, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO). Read the rest of this entry »
Minors working as entertainers rescued
March 16, 2011
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines – Five minors working as entertainers in videoke bars in Olongapo City and Zambales were rescued by policemen and personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) over the weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 5, 2011
Quezon focuses on child labor
February 10, 2011
LUCENA CITY – Quezon Governor David Suarez has ordered provincial, city and municipal government agencies and non-government organizations (NGOs) in this province to create a child labor committee under the Quezon Council for the Protection of Children. Suarez said the creation of child labor committees is pursuant to Republic Act No. 9231 which provides special protection of children from all forms of abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation and discrimination, and other conditions prejudicial to their development including child labor. (Danny Estacio)
