Pledge of Support for a Child Labor-Free Philippines

BuildCA2P ChildFund started this petition to Philippine Government

Every child deserves the chance to reach their full potential and no child should be exploited and be involved in worst forms of child labor.

Worldwide, there are over 152 million children in child laborers wherein 73 million (48%) are in hazardous work. According to the United States Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Report on Findings on Worst Forms of Child Labor in 2019, there are 3.2 million Filipino children ages 5 to 17 engage in child labor - about 3 million engage hazardous work. The same report showed that some of these children are engaged in dangerous works in agriculture.

Year 2021 marks the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. This year, the international community stands at a midway point to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal to End Child Labour by 2025.

This calls for concerted efforts to ACT specially the duty bearers in all sectors plus the concerned individuals to extend each one’s contribution and support to accomplish one or combination of the following:

1. Raise awareness and educate individuals and communities to protect and safeguard our children
2. Through advocacy, strengthen systems and programs for the protection of children against child labor that is based on research and evidence-based information
3. Implement programs and policies that will help families to withdraw and prevent children from child labor
4. Integrate child labor concerns across broader policies for health, education, and social protection.
5. Foster collaboration with development organizations and other competent bodies on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child (UNCRC), ILO convention 138 and 182, R.A. 9231 and other related laws.

Your support can truly make a difference in saving the children from all forms of hazardous work. Give your support and share this call for action against child labor to your family and friends.

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