By Fredmoore Cavan June 22, 2019 Labor and Employment Regional Focal Person for Child Labor Ritchmon Ray Jose CALAMBA CITY, Laguna...
June 22, 2019
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna — Together with their parents, children engaged in child labor from the different parts of Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) were gathered for a one-day treat of fun, games, and hope as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region IV-A celebrates World Day Against Child Labor.
Labor and Employment Regional Focal Person for Child Labor Ritchmon Ray Jose told PIA that the celebration is in support to the International Labor Organization and as response to the call of curbing child labor in the country.
“Itong selebrasyon na ito ay isa lamang sa mga programa ng DOLE bilang pagsuporta sa International Labor Organization at bilang tugon ng ahensiya sa problema ng child labor sa bansa,” Jose said.
(This celebration is only one of the programs of DOLE in support to the International Labor Organization and as a contribution of the agency to the country's child labor problem.)
Citing this year’s theme: “Hayaan ang mga Batang Mangarap nang Huwag Malugmok sa Trabahong Mahirap,” he added that the celebration aims to raise awareness on the plight of child laborers and demonstrate solidarity in the worldwide campaign against child labor.
Aside from fun games, the DOLE Region IV-A also provided child laborer participants with gifts under the department’s “Project Angel Tree.” The gifts, mostly school supplies and hygiene kits came from DOLE and its partner agencies and institutions.
The Project Angel Tree, according to Jose, is one of the programs of DOLE that aims to keep children in school and away from dangerous workplaces. It provides foods, clothes, shoes, bags, and school supplies and educational assistance to child laborers and livelihood assistance to their parents.
Curbing child labor
Asked about the commitment of DOLE toward ending child labor in the region, Jose told PIA that the DOLE Region IV-A has partnered with various government agencies and private institutions to eliminate child labor in the region.
“Katuwang ng DOLE ang iba’t ibang sangay ng gobyerno at pribadong sektor para makapagbigay ng galak sa mga child laborers at tulong sa kanila at sa kanilang mga pamilya,” Jose said.
(DOLE partners with different branches of government at the private sector to give the child laborers joy and to help them and their families.)
Jose added that as part of the Project Angel Tree, DOLE provides livelihood assistance to the parents of child laborers in a condition that they would not let their children get engaged in any form of labor but instead let them fully enjoy their rights to education.
In 2018, the DOLE regional office has profiled at least 9,558 children in the different parts of the region who were engaged in child labor.
The same regionwide profiling, according to Jose, will be conducted this year to further assess their needs and provide appropriate interventions.
The International Labor Organization launched the World Day Against Child Labor in 2002 to focus attention on the global extent of child labor and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it. (FSC/PIA4A)
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| Labor and Employment Regional Focal Person for Child Labor Ritchmon Ray Jose |
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna — Together with their parents, children engaged in child labor from the different parts of Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) were gathered for a one-day treat of fun, games, and hope as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region IV-A celebrates World Day Against Child Labor.
Labor and Employment Regional Focal Person for Child Labor Ritchmon Ray Jose told PIA that the celebration is in support to the International Labor Organization and as response to the call of curbing child labor in the country.
“Itong selebrasyon na ito ay isa lamang sa mga programa ng DOLE bilang pagsuporta sa International Labor Organization at bilang tugon ng ahensiya sa problema ng child labor sa bansa,” Jose said.
(This celebration is only one of the programs of DOLE in support to the International Labor Organization and as a contribution of the agency to the country's child labor problem.)
Citing this year’s theme: “Hayaan ang mga Batang Mangarap nang Huwag Malugmok sa Trabahong Mahirap,” he added that the celebration aims to raise awareness on the plight of child laborers and demonstrate solidarity in the worldwide campaign against child labor.
Aside from fun games, the DOLE Region IV-A also provided child laborer participants with gifts under the department’s “Project Angel Tree.” The gifts, mostly school supplies and hygiene kits came from DOLE and its partner agencies and institutions.
The Project Angel Tree, according to Jose, is one of the programs of DOLE that aims to keep children in school and away from dangerous workplaces. It provides foods, clothes, shoes, bags, and school supplies and educational assistance to child laborers and livelihood assistance to their parents.
Curbing child labor
Asked about the commitment of DOLE toward ending child labor in the region, Jose told PIA that the DOLE Region IV-A has partnered with various government agencies and private institutions to eliminate child labor in the region.
“Katuwang ng DOLE ang iba’t ibang sangay ng gobyerno at pribadong sektor para makapagbigay ng galak sa mga child laborers at tulong sa kanila at sa kanilang mga pamilya,” Jose said.
(DOLE partners with different branches of government at the private sector to give the child laborers joy and to help them and their families.)
Jose added that as part of the Project Angel Tree, DOLE provides livelihood assistance to the parents of child laborers in a condition that they would not let their children get engaged in any form of labor but instead let them fully enjoy their rights to education.
In 2018, the DOLE regional office has profiled at least 9,558 children in the different parts of the region who were engaged in child labor.
The same regionwide profiling, according to Jose, will be conducted this year to further assess their needs and provide appropriate interventions.
The International Labor Organization launched the World Day Against Child Labor in 2002 to focus attention on the global extent of child labor and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it. (FSC/PIA4A)
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