Guidelines on the Profiling of Child Laborers and Provision of Services to Remove Them from Child Labor

March 28, 2018DOLE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 142-18GUIDELINES ON THE PROFILING OF CHILD LABORERS AND PROVISION OF SERVICES TO REMOVE THEM FROM CHILD LABORIn the interest of service and in line with the target in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022 to reduce cases of child labor by 30 percent, the following Guidelines is hereby issued: 1. BACKGROUNDRepublic 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") provides for the prohibition against worst forms of child labor, namely: (a) all forms of slavery, as defined under the "Anti-trafficking in Persons Act of 2003"; (b) the use, procuring, offering or exposing of a child for prostitution, for the production of pornography or for pornographic performances; (c) the use, procuring or offering of a child for illegal or illicit activities; and (d) work which, by its nature or...