Chenelly D.

Alcasid June 26, 2014

SOCIAL ILL Repor De!elop"en o# an $nerprise
SOCIAL ILL
Child la%or is an unaccepa%le #ac ha is pro"inen here in he &hilippines, %u
a%olishin' i "eans a%olishin' he hopes o# he children o earn "oney #or heir #a"ily.
Child La%or re#ers o he ille'al e"ploy"en o# children %elo( 1) years old in ha*ardous
occupaions. +his pracice is considered e,ploiai!e %y "any counries and
inernaional or'ani*aions. +he Inernaional La%or Or'ani*aion -ILO. e!en de#ines
child la%or as, da"a'e o children/s healh, ha"per heir educaion and lead o #urher
e,ploiaion and a%use. In he 'lo%al scene, (ors child la%our siuaions includes usin'
children in soldierin' o suppor "anpo(er needs o# ar"ed con#lics, se,ual e,ploiaion
li0e prosiuion and porno'raphy, and ille'al aci!iies li0e ra##ic0in' o# dru's.
1or0 condiions ha child la%orers are #orced o olerae !ary in a lar'e scale ,
%u accordin' o he Depar"en o# La%or and $"ploy"en 2child la%or3 is si"ply
de#ined as he ille'al e"ploy"en o# children %elo( he a'e o# #i#een -14.. 5o(e!er o
supple"en his de#iniion, he er" 2Child3 %ased on he enac"en o# R.A. 6610 in
1772 e,panded he de#iniion o# children o "ean 888 persons %elo( ei'heen -1). years
o# a'e or hose o!er %u are una%le o #ully a0e care o# he"sel!es or proec
he"sel!es #ro" a%use, ne'lec, cruely, e,ploiaion, or discri"inaion %ecause o# a
physical or "enal disa%iliy or condiion.

BRUTAL FACTS
Accordin' o he preli"inary resuls o# he sur!ey conduced %y ILO in 2011,
here are appro,i"aely 27 "illion 9ilipino Children a'ed 4816 years old and a%ou 4.4
"illion are (or0in' children. 9urher"ore, : "illion 9ilipino children (ere in ha*ardous
child la%our (hile 2.4 "illion children are #orced o (or0 sli'hly %eer %u sill in
su%sandard condiions. $!en hou'h so"e co"panies or e"ployers use %oh %oys
and 'irls in heir operaions, #i'ures sho(ed 66 percen o# child la%orers are %oys. In
our counry, child la%or is "os pre!alen in Cenral Lu*on, ;icol, <orhern =indanao,
and 1esern >isayas Island re'ions.
=os o# hese child la%orers per#or" as0s (hich place he" in i""ediae
physical dan'er. +hese include e,posure o sharp ools and ha*ardous che"icals.
+hey are o#en #orced o (or0 lon' hours (hich de#iniely su%?ecs heir youn' %odies o
physical and psycholo'ical se%ac0s. 9ilipino children (or0 pri"arily in he producion
o# su'arcane, as (ell as in coconus, corn, rice, ru%%er, o%acco, %ananas, and ho's.
+hey are also co""only e"ployed as do"esic ser!ans or kasambahays. =any child
do"esics (or0 lon' hours, and heir isolaion in ho"es "a0es he" suscepi%le o
se,ual harass"en and !er%al and physical a%use. Children are also in!ol!ed in "inin'
and @uarryin', includin' co"pressor "inin' o e,rac 'old, (hich re@uires he" o di!e
ino pools o# "ud (ih an o,y'en u%e. Deep8sea #ishin' and "anu#acurin' o#
pyroechnics are oher dan'erous occupaions in (hich children (or0. <u in hi'hly
ur%ani*ed area he "os co""on har"#ul and ille'al ?o%s o# child (or0ers are in dru'
ra##ic0in', se,ual e,ploiaion, syndicae aci!iies -i.e. snachin', %e''in', ec.., as (ell
as %ein' du"psie sca!en'ers.
As (ih "any hreas o childrenAs de!elop"en and (ell8%ein', here are hree
roo causes o# child la%orB -1. po!ery, -2. lac0 o# decen and produci!e (or0 #or he
parens, -:. disan school locaions are o#en no accessi%le #or rural sudens,
especially a he secondary school le!el. &o!ery alone "a0es #a"ilies sru''le o
"a0e ends "ee and #ace hard decisions (hen i co"es o sendin' heir children o
(or0. 1ihou i""ediae acion, he pro%le" (ill coninue o 'ro(.
STOPPING CHILD LABOR
+he <aional Child La%or Co""iee -<CLC. C headed %y DOL$ is he pri"ary
'o!ern"en a'ency responsi%le #or en#orcin' child la%our la(s. In coordinaion (ih
oher local auhoriies such as he DS1D Re'ional O##ices8Special Acion Dnis, he
co""iee coninuously conducs rescue and reha%iliaion operaions #or child la%orers.
Currenly he 'o!ern"en and non8'o!ern"en a'encies pro!ides li!elihood
assisance o parens #ound o ha!e allo(ed heir children o (or0, addin' o ha he
educaion depar"en also pro!ides alernai!e "ode o# eachin' o children #ound o
ha!e %een #orced o (or0. +he #ollo(in' are so"e o# he presen pro'ra"sB
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino &ro'ra"
Depar"en o# $ducaion/s Alernai!e Learnin' Syse" -ALS. &ro'ra"
DOL$, (ih he <aional +riparie Council in he Su'ar Indusry, i"ple"ens he
su'ar indusry Social A"elioraion &ro'ra" -SA&.
DOL$ Child La%or &re!enion and $li"inaion &ro'ra" -CL&$&.
DOL$/s Li!elihood #or &arens o# Child La%orers -EASA=A. pro'ra"
Inernaionally #unded pro?ecs -i.e. DSDOL and ILO.
Child9und &hilippines as one o# 6 i"ple"enin' a'encies o# A;E: L$A&B
Li!elihoods, $ducaion, Ad!ocacy and &roecion o Reduce Child La%or in
Su'arcane.
WHAT CAN STILL BE DONE
+here are sill a lo o# hin's ha (ill "a0e a di##erence and reduce he nu"%er o#
children #orced o (or0 and i"pro!e heir access o %eer educaion and oher
de!elop"enal aci!iies. So"e o# he hin's ha can %e done and i"pro!ed are he
#ollo(in'B
Increase he a'e o# co"pulsory schoolin' -11814 years old.
&ro!ide "ore li!elihood or e"ploy"en !enues #or he parens
$nsure ha Child La%or le'islaion is e##eci!ely en#orced
+a0e seps o ensure ha all children ha!e access o near%y schools and do no
#ace prohi%ii!e coss #or educaion8relaed e,penses
&ro!ide necessary resources #or "ore ou8o#8school youh o access ALS o
co"plee heir %asic educaion
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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