Guidelines in Assessing and Determining Hazardous Work in the Employment of Persons below 18 Years of Age

February 15, 2016DOLE DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 149-16GUIDELINES IN ASSESSING AND DETERMINING HAZARDOUS WORK IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGESECTION 1. Basis. — This Guidelines is issued pursuant to Article 137 (c) of Presidential Decree No. 442, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as renumbered, 1 and its implementing rules and regulations; Republic Act No. 9231, An Act Providing for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Affording Stronger Protection for the Working Child, Amending for this Purpose Republic Act No. 7610, as amended, otherwise known as the "Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act" and its implementing rules and regulations; and Republic Act No. 10361, An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Domestic Workers, otherwise known as Domestic Workers Act or Batas Kasambahay, and its implementing rules and regulations.SECTION 2. Policy. — Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9231, the employment of a person below 18 years of age is prohibited in any work which, by its nature or...