from People’s Tonight
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has directed the Department of Education to step measures to end child labor and bring back these children to school.
“The role of children is to study, learn and play, not to earn a living at…
from People’s Journal
DESPITE the government’s nationwide campaign against child exploitation, the Philippines is still teeming with child workers, who are forced to drop out of school not only in the countryside but also in Metropolitan Manila and other urban centers…
from People’s Journal
THE government will mark this year’s celebration of the World Day Against Child Labor with the implementation of a four-year project aimed at sending child workers to school, particularly in areas with high incidence of child labor.
Labor Secretary…
from The Manila Times
THE Department of Labor and Employment on Thursday announced the launching of a four-year school project for child workers, which highlights the observance of the World Day Against Child Labor.
Labor Secretary Marianito Roque in a statement said…
by Mayen Jaymalin
from The Philippine Star
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) began yesterday the implementation of a four-year project aimed at providing free education to over 9,000 child workers in the country.
This means that child workers nationwide can now…
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