Government efforts to protect children from exploitative labor have significantly reduced the number of child laborers in the ...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) renewed its call for collective action to save Filipino children from labor. “Fair play for children, decent work for adults, remind us that ...

DESPITE government intervention programs, at least 2,683 child labor cases remained under monitoring in Central Visayas as of ...

Due to aggressive and sustained efforts to combat worse forms of child labor, the number of young people working in hazardous ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Central Visayas has 2,683 monitored child labor cases as of May 2026, according to the Department of ...

Some 100 profiled child laborers across Davao del Norte will receive a convergence of government services, assistance, and ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In the Philippines, Republic Act (RA) 9231 draws a legal line between permitted child work and ...

Observed every year on 12 June, the World Day Against Child Labour highlights global efforts to end child labour. The 2026 theme calls for stronger and faster action through the message: 'Red Card to ...

On the World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June, the ITUC demands that governments and employers fulfil their promises to help ...

Marnel Arcones, 21, a former child worker, is seen outside his home in Cambayan village on Samar island in the Philippines October 12, 2015. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Astrid Zweynert SAN MIGUEL, ...