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Child Labor In The Philippines
Child labor in the Philippines is the employment of children in hazardous occupations below the age 15, or without the proper conditions and requirements below the age of 15, where children are compelled to work on a regular basis to earn a living for themselves and their families, and as a result are disadvantaged educationally and socially. So to make it short, it is called child labor when it is forced. In 2012, the National Statistics Office said there were around 5.5 million child laborers aged 5–17 in the country, around 2.1 million of whom were exposed to environments that are considered hazardous. The International Labour Organization estimated that 55.3% of these children undertake hazardous work in agriculture. The Philippines is committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of ending child labor by 2025. Under the Philippine Development Plan, the country is committed to remove 2 million children from hazardous child work by 2022. Definitions Rep ...
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Department Of Justice (Philippines)
The Department of Justice (, abbreviated as DOJ) is under the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for upholding the rule of law in the Philippines. It is the government's principal law agency, serving as its legal counsel and prosecution arm. It has its headquarters at the DOJ Building in Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila. The department is led by the Secretary of Justice, nominated by the president of the Philippines and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet. There is no incumbent secretary of justice as of May 22, 2025. History The DOJ traces its beginnings at the Revolutionary Assembly in Naic, Cavite on April 17, 1897. The ''Department of Grace and Justice'' was tasked with the establishment of a regime of law in the Republic, with Severino de las Alas at the helm. The department, however, was not included in President Emilio Aguinaldo's Biak-na-Bato Cabinet, which was established in Nove ...
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Labor In The Philippines
The labor policy in the Philippines is primarily defined by the Labor Code of the Philippines and other related labor laws. , these laws apply to approximately 38 million Filipinos who are part of the labor force, including, to some extent, overseas workers. They are intended to establish the legal rights of workers and set limitations concerning the hiring process, working conditions, employee benefits, labor policymaking within companies, and employer-employee relations. The Labor Code and other labor legislation are implemented mainly by government agencies, including the Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Migrant Workers (formerly the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration). Non-governmental entities, such as trade unions and employer organizations, also contribute to the development and enforcement of labor standards in the country. Labor force The Philippines has one of the biggest available of qualified workers (aged 15–64) in the world in ...
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Childhood In The Philippines
A child () is a human being between the stages of childbirth, birth and puberty, or between the Development of the human body, developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor (law), minor, in this case as a person younger than the local age of majority (there are exceptions such as, for example, the consume and purchase of alcoholic beverage even after said age of majority), regardless of their physical, mental and sexual development as biological adults. Children generally have fewer Children's rights, rights and responsibilities than adults. They are generally classed as unable to make serious decisions. ''Child'' may also describe a relationship with a parent (such as sons and daughters of any age) or, Metaphor, metaphorically, an authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being str ...
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Child Labour By Country
A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, in this case as a person younger than the local age of majority (there are exceptions such as, for example, the consume and purchase of alcoholic beverage even after said age of majority), regardless of their physical, mental and sexual development as biological adults. Children generally have fewer rights and responsibilities than adults. They are generally classed as unable to make serious decisions. ''Child'' may also describe a relationship with a parent (such as sons and daughters of any age) or, metaphorically, an authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific time, place, or circumstance, as in "a child of natu ...
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Human Rights In The Philippines
Human rights in the Philippines are protected by the Constitution of the Philippines, to make sure that people in the Philippines are able to live peacefully and with dignity, safe from the abuse of any individuals or institutions, including the state. The concept and practice of human rights within the Philippines is defined by Article III of the Philippine Constitution, as well as the United Nations' International Bill of Human Rights, to which the Philippines is a signatory. Concept The concept of "human rights," in the context of the Philippines, pertains mainly (but is not limited) to the civil and political rights of a person living in the Philippines. Human rights are a justified set of claims that set moral standards to members of the human race, not exclusive to a specific community or citizenship. In the Philippines, Human Rights are designed for all Criminals and do not apply to people who these people abused, It will the chain if humanity, ex. A food chain that w ...
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Street Children In The Philippines
The phenomenon of street children in the Philippines was first attested in the 1980s. As of 2021 the number of street children in the Philippines is estimated at around 250,000. Defining Filipino street children According to the "Stairway" foundation, there are three different categories of street children: *Children on the streets make up approximately 75% of the street children in the Philippines. They work on the streets but do not live there. They generally have a home to return to after working, and some even continue to attend school while working long hours on the streets. *Children of the street make their homes on the street. They make up 25%–30% of the street children in the Philippines. They often create a sort of family with their fellow street children. Some of them still have family ties, but may either rarely tend to them or view them negatively. *Completely abandoned children have no family ties and are entirely on their own for physical and psychological sur ...
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Children In Jail In Philippines
The jailing of children in the Philippines is a significant problem. According to Amnesty International, over 50,000 children in the Philippines have been arrested and detained since 1995. Torture, rape and other forms of cruel and inhumane treatment are a part of everyday life for those children while they are incarcerated. Most are charged with minor crimes, such as petty theft, sniffing solvents and vagrancy. History and statistics By 2001, jailed children in the Philippines were attracting international media attention. The Australian government-owned television network, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ran a documentary on the issue in which it stated that children as young as eight are being held in adult prisons in the Philippines in contravention of international statutes and the country's own laws. In September 2005, it was estimated that over 4,000 children were in jails and detention centers all over the country — many of them mixed with adults. By May 6 ...
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ChildFund
ChildFund, also known an ChildFund International, and formerly known as Christian Children's Fund, is a child-focused international development organization that provides assistance to children facing poverty and other challenges in 24 countries, including the United States. ChildFund's headquarters are located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Mission ChildFund provides services to children, mostly funded by individual contributors in the form of monthly child sponsorships. In addition, ChildFund receives grants and donations that support vocational training, literacy training, food distribution, educational programs, early childhood development, health and immunization programs, nutritional programs, water and sanitation development, and emergency relief in both man-made and natural disasters. The organization was formerly known for its TV commercials on major networks in the United States. A previous long-running series of advertisements had featured actress Sally Struthe ...
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Trade Union Congress Of The Philippines
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) is the largest national trade union center in the Philippines. Founded in 1975 by labor leader Democrito Mendoza, TUCP is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC; ; ; ) is the world's largest trade union federation. History The federation was formed on 1 November 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) a .... Raymond Democrito Cañete Mendoza, the President of TUCP, has served as party-list representative for Trade Union Congress Party (the TUCP's political wing) since 2007 and as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives since 2022. Party-list nominee Mendoza is TUCP's Representative to the 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Congresses of the Republic of the Philippines. Mendoza was one of the principal authors of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act, ...
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Kilusang Mayo Uno
Kilusang Mayo Uno (), also known by its initials KMU is an independent labor center in the Philippines. It promotes "genuine, militant and patriotic trade unionism". The KMU was established on May 1, 1980 to fill a clear need for a workers' organization that would stand for workers' rights and against foreign domination. The KMU is one of the two primary labor centers alongside the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines. It is a social movement union closely linked with the broader national democratic movement in the Philippines. The organization brands its unionism as "genuine, militant, and nationalist." The federation started out with seven founding union federations and 50,000 members. By 1990, the KMU reported having as many as 750,000 members affiliated under its unions. In the 1990s the movement separated into several smaller organizations over ideological, political, and organizational differences. Today, the KMU is organized into eleven national federations and ...
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Federation Of Free Workers
The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) is a national trade union center in the Philippines. It was founded 19 June 1950, and has a dues-paying membership of around 40,000. The FFW is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. References * *Sharon Quinsaat's Article entitled "Global Issues, Local Target: The Campaign against a New WTO Round in the Philippines in Teresa Encarnation Tandem, "Global Civil Society Movements in the Philippines", ANVIL Publishing, Inc, 2011, p77. * Star, October 15, 2012Anna Marie Karaos*https://archive.today/20130116131606/http://rp1.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/05/01/12/labor-group-slams-massive-contractualization *https://archive.today/20130416095829/http://www.malaya.com.ph/index.php/news/national/2554-not-what-they-wanted-to-hear *http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/185623/government-rejects-p125-pay-hike-cites-p1-43-t-tab *Federation of Free Workers, June 1950-June 2010, 60 Years of Empowering Workers, 60th Anniversary FFW Souveiner Magaz ...
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