DOLE, LCPC give tribute to child laborers, Badjao children in Tandag City
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur -- In time with the observance of the 125th
Philippine Independence Day, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Surigao del Sur headed by Provincial Director Genebelle Bal, in partnership
with the provincial and Tandag City Local Council for the Protection of
Children (LCPC), celebrated the 2023 World Day Against Child Labor at the
Vicente T. Pimentel Jr. Multi-Purpose Hall, Capitol Hills in Tandag City on June
12, 2023.
Some 100 children comprising of 75 child laborers and 25 Badjao children were invited and participated in the said activity. They received school's supplies, hygiene kits, family packs, and rice.
On the same day, the participants availed of the several services dubbed as
"Kinds Town" offered by DOLE, Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority, Philippine National Police, and the provincial
government of Surigao del Sur, through the Provincial Health Office and
Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, and the Tandag City Social
Welfare and Development Office.
Meanwhile, the parents underwent an orientation on programs such as Child
Labor Prevention and Elimination Program (CLPEP), Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa
Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) and the Special Program for the
Employment of Students (SPES). Thereafter, the parents of the child
laborers signed the TUPAD contract of service.
First District Representative Romeo S. Momo Sr., and Governor Alexander T. Pimentel, ably represented by ex-officio member and Philippine Councilors' League President, John Paul C. Pimentel graced the event. (Nida Grace Barcena/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
