DAVAO CITY- The First Regional Anti-Child Labor Summit and
Children’s Festival was held yesterday (Nov. 23) at SMX Davao, with Department
of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.
“We are conducting this because we want to intensify
our campaign against child labor.” Says DOLE-XI regional director Joffrey
Suyao.
Dir. Suyao said the summit is a regional initiative and the
first summit to be held in Davao region.
Among the participants in the whole-day event are barangay
councils, organized parents, children representatives alongside partner
government agencies and non-government organizations.
One of the main objective of the anti-child labor summit is
to recognize and confer the Child Labor-Free Establishments and Barangay
Awardees of this year.
One of the highlights of the event is the signing of the
Joint Memorandum Circular with the Region XI partner stakeholders in the
implementation of the HELP ME Convergence to Address Child Labor.
The HELP ME Convergence was created to unite and synchronize
efforts of partner stakeholders against child labor. From 2013 up to the
present about 332 parents of child laborers were given livelihood
assistance provided to them by DOLE which has amounted to P2-million.
According to RD Suyao there are about 400,000 child laborers
in Davao Region based on 2011 study.
During ther summit, the Project Angel Tree was conducted
with pooled gifts from private individuals and companies. In the afternoon
parlor games was held for the children as paft of the Children’s Festival.
The event is in line with the celebration of the 23rd
National Children’s Month. (PIA/RG Alama)
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