Almost every country has committed to preventing child labor, but the issue persists through entrenched systemic drivers: the ...

Hawaii and Alaska became states around 20 years after the amendment was first sent, but all have avoided making their support for the anti-child labor law clear. "The reasoning for failing to ...

Instead of attending school, millions of children are exploited in forced labor. But education itself can be a key solution ...

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Legarda said she authored Republic Act 9231 or the Anti-Child Labor Law and cited its importance since it was enacted into law on Dec. 19, 2003. “RA 9231 has made a real difference in protecting ...

According to data from the United Nations, there are an estimated 152 million children between 5 and 17 years old engaged in ...

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is reinforcing the importance of educating parents and communities to eliminate child labor in all its forms in the Ilocos ...

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