Nat’l council vs child labor formed

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:03:26 +0000

In line with the government’s vision of a “child labor-free” Philippines, President Duterte has created a national council that will step efforts to prevent and eliminate child labor in the country.

Executive Order No. 92 has reorganized the National Child Labor Committee established in 2011 and now institutionalized the National Council Against Child Labor “to upscale the implementation of the Philippine program against child labor.”

“There is an urgent need to amplify government efforts for the protection of the rights of vulnerable sectors, especially the children, strengthen institutional mechanisms, and establish further measures that will contribute to the prevention, reduction, and elimination of any form of child labor,” Duterte said in the order.

The new council, chaired by the Secretary of Department of Labor and Employment, has been tasked to craft a framework, national action plan, and programs for the effect
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