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DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 65-04

Rules and Regulations Implementing

Republi At No. !"#$% Amending R.A. &6$0% as Amended

Pu'suant to (etion $0 o) Republi At No. !"#$ *An At P'o+iding )o' t,eElimination o) t,e o'st o'ms o) /,ild abo' and A1o'ding (t'onge' P'otetion )o'

t,e o'2ing /,ild% Amending )o' t,is Pu'pose Republi At No. &6$0% as amended%

Ot,e'3ise no3n as t,e (peial P'otetion o) /,ild'en Against /,ild Abuse%

Eploitation and Dis'imination At% t,e )ollo3ing Implementing Rules and

Regulations a'e ,e'eb7 p'omulgated8

/,apte' $ 9 P'elimina'7 P'o+isions

(E/TION $. /o+e'age 9 T,ese Rules s,all o+e' all pe'sons and entities engaging

t,e se'+ies o) o' emplo7ing ,ild'en.

(e. ". Dela'ation o) (tate Poli7 and P'iniples 9 T,e (tate s,all p'o+ide speial

p'otetion to ,ild'en )'om all )o'ms o) abuse% neglet% 'uelt7% eploitation and

dis'imination and ot,e' onditions p'e:udiial to t,ei' de+elopment inluding ,ild

labo' and its 3o'st )o'ms; p'o+ide santions )o' t,ei' ommission and a''7 out a

p'og'am )o' p'e+ention and dete''ene o)% and 'isis inte'+ention in situations o)

,ild abuse% eploitation and dis'imination. T,e (tate s,all inte'+ene on be,al) o)

t,e ,ild 3,en t,e pa'ent% gua'dian% tea,e' o' pe'son ,a+ing a'e o' ustod7 o)

t,e ,ild )ails o' is unable to p'otet t,e ,ild against abuse% eploitation and

dis'imination o' 3,en su, ats a'e ommitted b7 t,e said pa'ent% gua'dian%

tea,e' o' pe'son ,a+ing a'e and ustod7 o) t,e ,ild.

T,e (tate s,all also p'otet and 'e,abilitate ,ild'en g'a+el7 t,'eatened o'

endange'ed b7 i'umstanes 3,i, a1et o' 3ill a1et t,ei' su'+i+al and no'mal

de+elopment and o+e' 3,i, t,e7 ,a+e no ont'ol.

T,e best inte'est o) ,ild'en s,all be t,e pa'amount onside'ation in all ations

one'ning t,em% 3,et,e' unde'ta2en b7 publi o' p'i+ate soial 3el)a'e

institutions% ou'ts o) la3% administ'ati+e aut,o'ities% and legislati+e bodies%

onsistent 3it, t,e p'iniples o) i'st /all )o' /,ild'en as enuniated in t,e


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*b >/,ild labo'? 'e)e's to an7 3o'2 o' eonomi ati+it7 pe')o'med b7 a ,ild

t,at sub:ets ,im,e' to an7 )o'm o) eploitation o' is ,a'm)ul to ,is,e' ,ealt, and

sa)et7 o' p,7sial% mental o' ps7,osoial de+elopment.

* >o'2ing /,ild? 'e)e's to an7 ,ild engaged as )ollo3s8

i. 3,en t,e ,ild is belo3 eig,teen *$@ 7ea's o) age% in 3o'2 o' eonomi

ati+it7 t,at is not ,ild labo' as de=ned in t,e immediatel7 p'eeding sub-

pa'ag'ap,% and

ii. 3,en t,e ,ild belo3 =)teen *$5 7ea's o) age% *i in 3o'2 3,e'e ,es,e is

di'etl7 unde' t,e 'esponsibilit7 o) ,is,e' pa'ents o' legal gua'dian and 3,e'e onl7

membe's o) t,e ,ildBs )amil7 a'e emplo7ed; o' *iiin publi ente'tainment o'

in)o'mation.

*d >Pa'ent? 'e)e's to eit,e' t,e biologial o' adopti+e mot,e' o' )at,e'.

*e >Cua'dian? 'e)e's to an7 pe'son 3,o ee'ises substitute pa'ental aut,o'it7'ega'dless o) 3,et,e' o' not su, pa'ental aut,o'it7 o+e' a ,ild is besto3ed b7 a

ou't.

*) >Membe's o) t,e )amil7? 'e)e's to t,e ,ildBs pa'ents% gua'dian% b'ot,e's o'

siste's 3,et,e' o) )ull o' ,al) blood% and ot,e' asendants and desendants o'

ollate'al 'elati+es 3it,in t,e )ou't, i+il deg'ee o) onsanguinit7.

*g >Emplo7e'? 'e)e's to an7 pe'son% 3,et,e' natu'al o' :u'idial 3,o% 3,et,e'

)o' +aluable onside'ation o' not% di'etl7 o' indi'etl7 p'ou'es% uses% a+ails itsel) o)%

ont'ats out o' ot,e'3ise de'i+es bene=t )'om t,e 3o'2 o' se'+ies o) a ,ild in an7

oupation% unde'ta2ing% p'o:et o' ati+it7% 3,et,e' )o' p'o=t o' not. It inludesan7 pe'son ating in t,e inte'est o) t,e emplo7e'.

*, >Depa'tment? 'e)e's to t,e Depa'tment o) abo' and Emplo7ment.

*i >/olleti+e needs o) t,e )amil7? 'e)e' to su, basi needs as )ood% s,elte'%

lig,t and 3ate'% lot,ing% eduation% medial% t'anspo'tation and ot,e' ependitu'e

items neessa'7 )o' t,e su'+i+al o) t,e )amil7 o) t,e ,ild.

*: >o'2 pe'mit? 'e)e's to t,e pe'mit seu'ed b7 t,e emplo7e'% pa'ent o'

gua'dian )'om t,e Depa'tment )o' an7 ,ild belo3 $5 7ea's o) age in an7 3o'2

allo3ed unde' Republi At No. !"#$.

*2 >ou's o) 3o'2? inlude *$ all time du'ing 3,i, a ,ild is 'eui'ed to be at a

p'es'ibed 3o'2plae% and *" all time du'ing 3,i, a ,ild is su1e'ed o' pe'mitted

to 3o'2. Rest pe'iods o) s,o't du'ation du'ing 3o'2ing ,ou's s,all be ounted as

,ou's 3o'2ed.

*l >o'2plae? 'e)e's to t,e oFe% p'emises o' 3o'2site 3,e'e a ,ild is

tempo'a'il7 o' ,abituall7 assigned. ,e'e t,e'e is no =ed o' de=nite 3o'2plae%


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t,e te'm s,all inlude t,e plae 3,e'e t,e ,ild atuall7 pe')o'ms 3o'2 to 'ende'

se'+ie o' to ta2e an assignment% to inlude ,ouse,olds emplo7ing ,ild'en.

*m >Publi ente'tainment o' in)o'mation? 'e)e's to a'tisti% lite'a'7% and ultu'al

pe')o'manes )o' tele+ision s,o3% 'adio p'og'am% inema o' =lm% t,eate'%

omme'ial ad+e'tisement% publi 'elations ati+ities o' ampaigns% p'int mate'ials%inte'net% and ot,e' media.

*n >o'mal eduation? 'e)e's to t,e institutionaliGed% ,ie'a',iall7 st'utu'ed

and ,'onologiall7 9 guided eduational s7stem 'unning )'om elementa'7 to

te'tia'7 le+els.

*o >Non-)o'mal eduation? 'e)e's to an7 o'ganiGed% s7stemati eduational

ati+it7 onduted outside o) t,e )o'mal eduation s7stem to p'o+ide seleted t7pe

o) lea'ning.

*p >Alte'nati+e lea'ning s7stem? 'e)e's to a pa'allel and ompa'able lea'ning

s7stem 3,i, p'o+ides a +iable alte'nati+e to t,e eisting )o'mal eduation s7stem.

* >o'ed labo' and sla+e'7? 'e)e's to t,e et'ation o) 3o'2 o' se'+ies )'om

an7 pe'son b7 means o) entiement% +iolene% intimidation o' t,'eat% use o) )o'e o'

oe'ion% inluding dep'i+ation o) )'eedom% abuse o) aut,o'it7 o' mo'al asendan7%

debt bondage o' deeption.

*' >/,ild po'nog'ap,7? 'e)e's to an7 'ep'esentation o) a ,ild engaged in 'eal o'

simulated epliit seual ati+ities o' an7 'ep'esentation o) t,e seual pa'ts o) a

,ild )o' p'ima'il7 seual pu'poses.

*s >Reo+e'7 and 'einteg'ation? 'e)e's to +a'ious inte'+entions and se'+ies t,at

)ailitate t,e p'oess o) ,ealing and e+entual 'etu'n o) t,e ,ild to t,e )amil7 and

ommunit7.

*t >No'mal de+elopment o) t,e ,ild? 'e)e's to t,e p,7sial% emotional% mental%

and spi'itual g'o3t, o) a ,ild 3it,in a sa)e and nu'tu'ing en+i'onment 3,e'e

,es,e is gi+en adeuate nou'is,ment% a'e and p'otetion and t,e oppo'tunit7 to

pe')o'm tas2s app'op'iate at ea, stage o) de+elopment.

/,apte' " 9 P'o,ibition on t,e Emplo7ment o) /,ild'en

(e. 4. Cene'al P'o,ibition 9 Eept as ot,e'3ise p'o+ided in t,ese Rules% no ,ild

belo3 $5 7ea's o) age s,all be emplo7ed% pe'mitted o' su1e'ed to 3o'2% in an7

publi o' p'i+ate establis,ment.


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(e. 5. P'o,ibition on t,e Emplo7ment o) /,ild'en in o'st o'ms o) /,ild abo' 9

No ,ild s,all be engaged in t,e 3o'st )o'ms o) ,ild labo'. T,e p,'ase >3o'st )o'ms

o) ,ild labo'? s,all 'e)e' to an7 o) t,e )ollo3ing8

*a All )o'ms o) sla+e'7% as de=ned unde' t,e >Anti-t'aF2ing in Pe'sons At o)

"00#?% o' p'aties simila' to sla+e'7 su, as sale and t'aF2ing o) ,ild'en% debtbondage and se')dom and )o'ed o' ompulso'7 labo'% inluding 'e'uitment

,ild'en )o' use in a'med onHit.

*b T,e use% p'ou'ing% o1e'ing o' eposing o) a ,ild )o' p'ostitution% )o' t,e

p'odution o) po'nog'ap,7 o' )o' po'nog'ap,i pe')o'manes;

* T,e use% p'ou'ing o' o1e'ing o) a ,ild )o' illegal o' illiit ati+ities% inluding

t,e p'odution o' t'aF2ing o) dange'ous d'ugs o' +olatile substanes p'o,ibited

unde' eisting la3s; o'

*d o'2 3,i,% b7 its natu'e o' t,e i'umstanes in 3,i, it is a''ied out% is

,aGa'dous o' li2el7 to be ,a'm)ul to t,e ,ealt,% sa)et7 o' mo'als o) ,ild'en% su,

t,at it8

i. Debases% deg'ades o' demeans t,e int'insi 3o't, and dignit7 o) a ,ild as a

,uman being; o'

ii. Eposes t,e ,ild to p,7sial% emotional o' seual abuse% o' is )ound to be

,ig,l7 st'ess)ul ps7,ologiall7 o' ma7 p'e:udie mo'als; o'

iii. Is pe')o'med unde'g'ound% unde'3ate' o' at dange'ous ,eig,ts; o'

i+. In+ol+es t,e use o) dange'ous ma,ine'7% euipment and tools su, aspo3e'-d'i+en o' eplosi+e po3e'-atuated tools; o'

+. Eposes t,e ,ild to p,7sial dange' su, as% but not limited to t,e

dange'ous )eats o) balaning% p,7sial st'engt, o' onto'tion% o' 3,i, 'eui'es t,e

manual t'anspo't o) ,ea+7 loads; o'

+i. Is pe')o'med in an un,ealt,7 en+i'onment eposing t,e ,ild to ,aGa'dous

3o'2ing onditions% elements% substanes% o-agents o' p'oesses in+ol+ing

ioniGing% 'adiation% ='e% Hammable substanes% noious omponents and t,e li2e% o'

to et'eme tempe'atu'es% noise le+els o' +ib'ations; o'

+ii. Is pe')o'med unde' pa'tiula'l7 diFult onditions; o'

+iii. Eposes t,e ,ild to biologial agents su, as bate'ia% )ungi% +i'uses%

p'otoGoa% nematodes and ot,e' pa'asites; o'

i. In+ol+es t,e manu)atu'e o' ,andling o) eplosi+es and ot,e' p7'ote,ni

p'oduts.


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(e. 6. P'o,ibition on t,e Emplo7ment o) /,ild'en in /e'tain Ad+e'tisements 9 No

,ild belo3 $@ 7ea's o) age s,all be emplo7ed as a model in an7 ad+e'tisement

di'etl7 o' indi'etl7 p'omoting alo,oli be+e'ages% intoiating d'in2s% tobao and

its b7p'oduts% gambling o' an7 )o'm o) +iolene o' po'nog'ap,7.

/,apte' # 9 Eeptions to t,e P'o,ibition

(e. &. Eeptions and /onditions 9 T,e )ollo3ing s,all be t,e onl7 eeptions to

t,e p'o,ibition on t,e emplo7ment o) a ,ild belo3 $5 7ea' o) age8

*a ,en t,e ,ild 3o'2s unde' t,e sole 'esponsibilit7 o) ,is,e' pa'ents o'

gua'dian% p'o+ided t,at onl7 membe's o) t,e ,ildBs )amil7 a'e emplo7ed.

*b ,en t,e ,ildBs emplo7ment o' pa'tiipation in publi ente'tainment o'

in)o'mation is essential% 'ega'dless o) t,e etent o) t,e ,ildBs 'ole.

(u, emplo7ment s,all be st'itl7 unde' t,e )ollo3ing onditions8

i. T,e total numbe' o) ,ou's 3o'2ed s,all be in ao'dane 3it, (etion $5 o)

t,ese Rules;

ii. T,e emplo7ment does not endange' t,e ,ildBs li)e% sa)et7% ,ealt, and

mo'als% no' impai' t,e ,ildBs no'mal de+elopment;

iii. T,e ,ild is p'o+ided 3it, at least t,e mandato'7 elementa'7 o' seonda'7

eduation; and

i+. T,e emplo7e' seu'es a 3o'2 pe'mit )o' t,e ,ild in ao'dane 3it, (e. @-

$" o) t,ese Rules.

/,apte' 4 9 Reui'ements to A+ail o) Eeption To Emplo7ment P'o,ibition

(e. @. o'2 Pe'mit 9 Eept as p'o+ided is (etion $#% no ,ild belo3 $5 7ea's o)

age s,all be allo3ed to ommene 3o'2 3it,out a 3o'2 pe'mit. An emplo7e' must

='st seu'e a 3o'2 pe'mit )'om t,e Regional OFe o) t,e Depa'tment ,a+ing

:u'isdition o+e' t,e 3o'2plae o) t,e ,ild. In ases 3,e'e t,e 3o'2 is done in

mo'e t,an one 3o'2plae )alling unde' t,e :u'isdition o) mo'e t,an one Regional

OFe% t,e appliation s,all be made 3it, t,e Regional OFe ,a+ing :u'isdition

o+e' t,e p'inipal oFe o) t,e emplo7e'. o3e+e'% at least t3o da7s p'io' to t,e

pe')o'mane o) t,e 3o'2% t,e emplo7e' s,all in)o'm t,e Regional OFe ,a+ing

:u'isdition o+e' t,e 3o'2plae o) t,e ati+ities to be unde' ta2en in+ol+ing t,e

,ild.

(e. !. Reui'ements )o' t,e Issuane o) o'2 Pe'mit 9 T,e emplo7e' s,all submit

to t,e app'op'iate Regional OFe t,e ollo3ing8

*a A dul7 aomplis,ed and +e'i=ed appliation )o' 3o'2 pe'mit ontaining t,e

)ollo3ing in)o'mation8


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i. Te'ms and onditions o) emplo7ment inluding ,ou's o) 3o'2% numbe' o)

3o'2ing da7s% 'emune'ation% and 'est pe'iod% 3,i, s,all be in ao'dane 3it, la3;

ii. Measu'es to ensu'e t,e p'otetion% ,ealt,% sa)et7% mo'als% and no'mal

de+elopment o) t,e ,ild% inluding but not limited to t,e )ollo3ing8

$. om)o'table 3o'2plae and adeuate ua'te's;

". b'ea2 o' 'est pe'iods in om)o'table da7 beds o' ou,es;

#. lean and sepa'ate d'essing 'ooms and toilet )ailities )o' bo7s and gi'ls;

4. p'o+ision )o' adeuate meals and sna2s and sanita'7 eating )ailit7;

5. p'o+ision o) all t,e neessa'7 assistane to ensu'e t,e adeuate and

immediate medial and dental attendane and t'eatment to an in:u'ed o' si2 ,ild

in ase o) eme'gen7.

*b Eept 3,en t,e ,ild is belo3 se+en 7ea's old%

i. P'oo) t,at t,e ,ild is en'olled and 'egula'l7 attending elementa'7 o'

seonda'7 s,ool lasses% onsisting o) e'ti=ate o) en'olment )o' t,e u''ent 7ea'

o' u''ent s,ool identi=ation o' 'epo't a'd; o'

ii. I) t,e ,ild is not en'olled% a b'ie) des'iption o) t,e p'og'am )o' eduation%

t'aining and s2ills auisition )o' t,e ,ild% in ao'dane 3it, (etion $! *b o)

t,ese Rules.

* An aut,entiated op7 o) t,e ,ildBs i't, /e'ti=ate o' a /e'ti=ate o) late

Regist'ation o) i't, issued b7 t,e N(O o' t,e it7muniipal 'egist'a';

*d A medial e'ti=ate issued b7 a liensed p,7siian stating t,at ,es,e ,as

pe'sonall7 eamined t,e ,ild )o' 3,om a 3o'2 pe'mit is being seu'ed% and t,at

t,e ,ild is =t to unde'ta2e t,e 3o'2 in 3,i, ,es,e is to be engaged. (u,

e'ti=ate must bea' in p'int t,e e'ti)7ing p,7siianBs )ull name and ,is,e' liense

numbe';

*e T3o passpo't siGe p,otog'ap,s o) t,e ,ild;

*) ,en t,e emplo7e' is t,e pa'ent% gua'dian% o' a )amil7 membe' ot,e' t,an

t,e pa'ent o) t,e ,ild% ,es,e s,all p'esent an7 +alid doument su, as latest

passpo't% latest postalompan7 identi=ation a'd% and d'i+e'Bs liense establis,ing

,is,e' identit7. A legal gua'dian is li2e3ise 'eui'ed to p'esent a dul7

aut,entiated p'oo) o) legal gua'dians,ip 3,ile a )amil7 membe' s,all p'esent an7

p'oo) o) 'elations,ip to t,e ,ild;


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*g ,en t,e emplo7e' is in publi ente'tainment o' in)o'mation% ,es,e s,all

submit a e'ti=ed t'ue op7 o) t,e emplo7e'Bs business pe'mit o' e'ti=ate o)

'egist'ation and a 3'itten emplo7ment ont'at to be app'o+ed b7 t,e Depa'tment.

An ep'ess ag'eement o) t,e ,ild to t,e p'o+isions o) t,e ont'at is needed 3,en

su, ,ild is bet3een se+en and belo3 $5 7ea's o) age.

(E/TION $0. Appliation ee 9 T,e emplo7e' s,all pa7 an appliation )ee o) One

und'ed P,ilippine Pesos *P$00.00 to o+e' administ'ati+e osts. T,is amount ma7

be 'e+ie3ed and ad:usted b7 t,e (e'eta'7 o) abo' and Emplo7ment )'om time to

time sub:et to appliable 'egulations.

(E/TION $$. Ation on t,e Appliation 9 it,in t,'ee 3o'2ing da7s )'om t,e

emplo7e'Bs ompliane 3it, (e. @-$0% t,e Regional OFe s,all 'eui'e t,e

appea'ane o) t,e ,ildBs pa'ent% gua'dian% o' emplo7e'% o' t,e ,ild ,imsel) o'

,e'sel) as ma7 be app'op'iate% to +alidate t,e in)o'mation indiated in t,e

appliation and to eduate su, pa'ent% gua'dian% o' emplo7e'% on ,ild labo' la3s

and 'egulations.

T,e Regional OFe% t,'oug, t,e Regional Di'eto'% s,all issue t,e 3o'2 pe'mit

3it,in t,'ee da7s )'om ompliane 3it, all t,e )o'egoing 'eui'ements. Non-

ompliane 3it, t,e 'eui'ements s,all automatiall7 'esult in t,e denial o) t,e

appliation. In su, instanes% t,e appliation s,all be deemed not =led and t,e

Regional OFe s,all immediatel7 'etu'n it to t,e appliant% indiating t,e

'eui'ements t,at 3e'e not omplied 3it,.

(E/TION $". Jalidit7 o) o'2 Pe'mit 9 T,e 3o'2 pe'mit s,all state t,e pe'iod o) its

+alidit7 based on t,e emplo7ment ont'at o) t,e appliation )o' 3o'2 pe'mit% as t,e

ase ma7 be. o3e+e'% t,e pe'iod o) +alidit7 s,all in no ase eeed one 7ea'.

(E/TION $#. Emplo7ment o) (pot Et'as 9 In publi ente'tainment o' in)o'mation%

t,e 'eui'ements )o' t,e issuane o) 3o'2 pe'mit stated in (e. @-$" s,all not be

appliable to t,e emplo7ment o) spot et'as o' t,ose being ast out'ig,t on t,e da7

o) t,e =lming o' taping. Instead% t,e emplo7e' s,all =le a notie 3it, t,e Regional

OFe 3,e'e t,e 3o'2 is to be pe')o'med t,at it 3ill unde'ta2e ati+ities in+ol+ing

,ild 3o'2. T,e notie s,all be in t,e )o'm p'es'ibed b7 t,e Depa'tment and s,all

state t,e app'oimate numbe' o) ,ild 3o'2e's to be emplo7ed% t,e date% plae and

time t,e 3o'2 is to be pe')o'med% and an unde'ta2ing t,at t,e emplo7ment s,all bein on)o'mit7 3it, Republi At No. !"#$ and t,ese Rules.

(E/TION $4. /ompliane 3it, E-/omme'e a3 9 T,e Depa'tment s,all de+elop

s7stems to enable pa'ties to ompl7% t,'oug, elet'oni media% 3it, t,e

doumenta'7 'eui'ements set )o't, in t,ese Rules. It s,all also set up a database

o) all ont'ats =led and 3o'2 pe'mits issued 3,i, s,all be aessible to t,e publi%

sub:et to 'easonable 'ules o) aess 3,i, t,e Depa'tment ma7 adopt.


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/,apte' 5 9 ou's o) o'2

(E/TION $5. ou's o) o'2 o) a o'2ing /,ild 9 T,e )ollo3ing ,ou's o) 3o'2 s,all

be obse'+ed )o' an7 ,ild allo3ed to 3o'2 unde' Republi At No. !"#$ and t,ese

Rules8

*a o' a ,ild belo3 $5 7ea's o) age% t,e ,ou's o) 3o'2 s,all not be mo'e t,an

t3ent7 *"0 ,ou's as 3ee2% p'o+ided t,at t,e 3o'2 s,all not be mo'e t,an )ou'

,ou's at an7 gi+en da7;

*b o' a ,ild $5 7ea's o) age% but belo3 $@% t,e ,ou's o) 3o'2 s,all not be mo'e

t,an eig,t ,ou's a da7% and in no ase be7ond 40 ,ou's a 3ee2; and

* No ,ild belo3 $5 7ea' o) age s,all be allo3ed to 3o'2 bet3een eig,t oBlo2in t,e e+ening and si oBlo2 in t,e mo'ning o) t,e )ollo3ing da7 and no ,ild $5

7ea's o) age but belo3 $@ s,all be allo3ed to 3o'2 bet3een ten oBlo2 in t,e

e+ening and si oBlo2 in t,e mo'ning o) t,e )ollo3ing da7.

(leeping time as 3ell t'a+el time o) a ,ild engaged in publi ente'tainment o'

in)o'mation )'om ,is,e' 'esidene to ,is,e' 3o'2plae s,all not be inluded as

,ou's 3o'2ed 3it,out p'e:udie to t,e appliation o) eisting 'ules on emplo7ees

ompensation.

/,apte' 6 9 o'2ing /,ildBs Inome

(E/TION $6. O3ne's,ip and


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*b T,e oldest b'ot,e' o' siste'% o+e' "$ 7ea's o) age% unless un=t o' disuali=ed;

and

* T,e ,ildBs atual ustodian o+e' "$ 7ea's o) age% unless un=t o' disuali=ed.

(E/TION $@. P'ese'+ation o) t,e o'2ing /,ildBs Inome 9 T,e inome o) t,e

3o'2ing ,ild s,all be deposited in a T'ust und o' (a+ings Aount set up o' opened

unde' ,is,e' name b7 t,e administ'ato' o) su, inome% sub:et to t,e onditions

set )o't, in t,is (etion and t,e /i+il /ode.

T,e administ'ato' s,all ma2e an aounting o) all 3ages% sala'ies% ea'nings and

ot,e' inome o) t,e ,ild. ,en t,e ,ildBs g'oss ea'nings in a 7ea' amount to at

least T3o und'ed T,ousand Pesos *P"00%000.00% t,e administ'ato' s,all set up a

T'ust und )o' t,e ,ild 3,e'e at least t,i't7 pe'ent *#0K o) su, amount s,all be

deposited.

o' a ,ild ea'ning less t,an P"00%000.00 a 7ea'% at least t,i't7 pe'ent *#0K o)

,is,e' inome ma7 be deposited in a (a+ings Aount ea, time t,e ,ild 'eei+es

an inome. T,e aumulated sa+ings s,all be immediatel7 t'ans)e''ed to t,e T'ust

und )o' t,e ,ild s,ould ,is,e' total g'oss inome )o' a gi+en 7ea' is at least T3o

und'ed T,ousand Pesos *P"00%000.00.

T,e ,ild s,all ,a+e )ull ont'ol o+e' t,e T'ust und upon 'ea,ing t,e age o)

ma:o'it7. T,e administ'ato' s,all 'ende' a semi-annual aounting o) t,e T'ust und

to t,e one'ned Regional OFe o) t,e Depa'tment. e o' s,e s,all be 'eui'ed to

submit% 3,et,e' atual o' on-line% a +e'i=ed =nanial statement in an app'op'iate

)o'm p'es'ibed b7 t,e Depa'tment.

/,apte' & 9 Eduation% T'aining and Ot,e' (e'+ies

(E/TION $!. Aess to Eduation and T'aining )o' t,e o'2ing /,ild 9 E+e'7 ,ild

s,all ,a+e aess to )o'mal o' non-)o'mal eduation.

*a No ,ild s,all be dep'i+ed o) )o'mal% non-)o'mal o' alte'nati+e lea'ning s7stems

o) eduation. In all ases 3,e'e t,e ,ild is allo3ed to 3o'2% t,e emplo7e' s,all

p'o+ide t,e ,ild 3it, aess to at least elementa'7 ando' seonda'7 eduation.

No emplo7e' s,all ma2e a ,ild 3o'2 du'ing ,is,e' s,ool ,ou's% and ,inde' ,is,e'

aess to eduation du'ing s,ool da7s.

*b T,e ontinuing p'og'am )o' eduation and t'aining )o' t,e 3o'2ing ,ild s,all

be t,at de+eloped b7 t,e Depa'tment o) Eduation )o' )o'mal% non-)o'mal and

alte'nati+e lea'ning s7stems o) eduation% o' b7 t,e Te,nial Eduation and (2ills

De+elopment Aut,o'it7% 3,i,e+e' is appliable to t,e i'umstanes o) t,e ,ild.


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(e. "0. Aess to Immediate egal% Medial and Ps7,o-(oial (e'+ies 9 o'2ing

,ild'en% inluding +itims o) ,ild labo' s,all ,a+e t,e 'ig,t to )'ee legal% medial

and ps7,o-soial se'+ies to be p'o+ided b7 t,e (tate t,'oug, agenies mandated

to p'o+ide su, se'+ies% as 3ell as t,'oug, net3o'2s li2e t,e National P'og'am

Against /,ild abo'% ot,e' eisting inte'agen7 me,anisms% o' t,ose t,at ma7 be

establis,ed.

T,e Depa'tment% on its o3n o' in ollabo'ation 3it, one'ned institutions% s,all set

up a me,anism to p'o+ide )'ee legal se'+ies )o' 3o'2ing ,ild'en and t,ei' pa'ents

o' gua'dians. (u, se'+ies s,all inlude t,e p'o+ision o) in)o'mation on t,e ,ildBs

'ig,ts o' p'oedu'es )o' =ling omplaints and laiming ompensation% and on su,

ot,e' legal 'emedies a+ailable to t,em.

T,e Depa'tment s,all )ailitate t,e p'o+ision o) ,ealt, se'+ies to 3o'2ing ,ild'en

and +itims o) ,ild labo' in pa'tne's,ip 3it, one'ned seto's. ealt, se'+ies

inlude p'ima'7 o' p'e+enti+e% seonda'7 o' u'ati+e% and te'tia'7 o' 'e,abilitati+e

se'+ies% o' su, se'+ies as ma7 be neessa'7 to add'ess p,7sial% ps7,ologialand soial p'oblems a'ising )'om ,ild labo'.

T,e Depa'tment s,all 'e)e' 3o'2ing ,ild'en and +itims o) ,ild labo' to

app'op'iate agenies and o'ganiGations )o' ps7,o-soial se'+ies.

T,e deli+e'7 o) t,e abo+e se'+ies s,all be 3it,out p'e:udie to simila' se'+ies

p'o+ided b7 ot,e' agenies% on)o'mabl7 3it, t,ei' o3n mandates. T,e

Depa'tment ma7 also enlist t,e assistane o) non-go+e'nmental o'ganiGations and

ot,e' g'oups in t,e deli+e'7 o) t,ese se'+ies. In e+e'7 ase% t,e speial needs and

peulia' situations o) 3o'2ing ,ild'en% inluding +itims o) ,ild labo'% s,all be

ta2en into aount.

(tatistis and ot,e' tables


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13/17

O+e'+ie3

,at is ,ild labou'L

/,ild labou' is de=ned in IO /on+entions. It is 3o'2 t,at ,ild'en s,ould not be

doing beause t,e7 a'e too 7oung to 3o'2% o' 9 i) t,e7 a'e old enoug, to 3o'2 9

beause it is dange'ous o' ot,e'3ise unsuitable )o' t,em. Not all 3o'2 done b7

,ild'en s,ould be lassi=ed as ,ild labou' t,at is to be ta'geted )o' elimination.

/,ild'enBs o' adolesentsB pa'tiipation in 3o'2 t,at does not a1et t,ei' ,ealt, and

pe'sonal de+elopment o' inte')e'e 3it, t,ei' eduation% is gene'all7 'ega'ded as

being somet,ing positi+e. ,et,e' o' not pa'tiula' )o'ms o) >3o'2? an be alled

>,ild labou'? depends on t,e ,ildBs age% t,e t7pe and ,ou's o) 3o'2 pe')o'medand t,e onditions unde' 3,i, it is pe')o'med% as set out in t,e IO /on+entions.

T,e'e a'e man7 )o'ms o) ,ild labou' 3o'ld3ide. /,ild'en a'e engaged in

ag'iultu'al labou'% in mining% in manu)atu'ing% in domesti se'+ie% t7pes o)

onst'ution% sa+enging and begging on t,e st'eets. Ot,e's a'e t'apped in )o'ms o)

sla+e'7 in a'med onHits% )o'ed labou' and debt bondage *to pa7 o1 debts

inu''ed b7 pa'ents and g'andpa'ents as 3ell as in omme'ial seual eploitation


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and illiit ati+ities% su, as d'ug t'aF2ing and o'ganiGed begging and in man7

ot,e' )o'ms o) labou'. Man7 o) t,ese a'e >3o'st )o'ms? o) ,ild labou' as t,e7 a'e

espeiall7 ,a'm)ul% mo'all7 'ep'e,ensible% and t,e7 +iolate t,e ,ildBs )'eedom and

,uman 'ig,ts. /,ild labou' tends to be onent'ated in t,e in)o'mal seto' o) t,e

eonom7. o' some 3o'2% ,ild'en 'eei+e no pa7ment% onl7 )ood and a plae to

sleep. /,ild'en in in)o'mal seto' 3o'2 'eei+e no pa7ment i) t,e7 a'e in:u'ed o'beome ill% and an see2 no p'otetion i) t,e7 su1e' +iolene o' a'e malt'eated b7

t,ei' emplo7e'.

/,ild labou' is a omple p'oblem and nume'ous )ato's inHuene 3,et,e' ,ild'en

3o'2 o' not. Po+e't7 eme'ges as t,e most ompelling 'eason 3,7 ,ild'en 3o'2.

Poo' ,ouse,olds spend t,e bul2 o) t,ei' inome on )ood and t,e inome p'o+ided b7

3o'2ing ,ild'en is o)ten 'itial to t,ei' su'+i+al. o3e+e'% po+e't7 is not t,e onl7

)ato' in ,ild labou' and annot :usti)7 all t7pes o) emplo7ment and se'+itude.

/ount'ies ma7 be euall7 poo' and 7et ,a+e 'elati+el7 ,ig, o' 'elati+el7 lo3 le+els

o) ,ild labou'.

Ot,e' )ato's inlude8

a''ie's to eduation 9 basi eduation is not )'ee in all ount'ies and is not al3a7s

a+ailable )o' all ,ild'en% espeiall7 in 'emote 'u'al a'eas. ,e'e s,ools a'e

a+ailable% t,e ualit7 o) eduation an be poo' and t,e ontent not 'ele+ant. In

situations 3,e'e eduation is not a1o'dable o' pa'ents see no +alue in eduation%

,ild'en a'e sent to 3o'2% 'at,e' t,an to s,ool.

/ultu'e and t'adition 9 3it, )e3 oppo'tunities open to ,ild'en 3it, mo'e eduation%

pa'ents a'e li2el7 to s,a'e a ultu'al no'm in 3,i, labou' is seen as t,e most

p'oduti+e use o) a ,ildBs time. /,ild'en a'e o)ten epeted to )ollo3 in t,ei'pa'entsB )ootsteps and a'e )'euentl7 summoned to >,elp? ot,e' membe's o) t,e

)amil7% o)ten at a 7oung age.

Ma'2et demand 9 ,ild labou' is not aidental. Emplo7e's ma7 p'e)e' to ,i'e

,ild'en beause t,e7 a'e >,eape'? t,an t,ei' adult ounte'pa'ts% an be

dispensed o) easil7 i) labou' demands Hutuate and also )o'm a doile% obedient

3o'2-)o'e t,at 3ill not see2 to o'ganiGe itsel) )o' p'otetion and suppo't.

T,e e1ets o) inome s,o2s on ,ouse,olds 9 ,ouse,olds t,at do not ,a+e t,e

means to deal 3it, inome s,o2s% su, as natu'al disaste's% eonomi o'

ag'iultu'al 'ises o' t,e impat o) IJ% AID(% ma7 'eso't to ,ild labou' as a opingme,anism. o' eample% millions o) ,ild'en ,a+e been a1eted b7 t,e IJ

pandemi. Man7 ,ild'en li+e 3it, IJ% 3,ile an e+en la'ge' numbe' ,a+e been

o'p,aned o' made +ulne'able b7 AID(. I) a pa'ent )alls ill due to IJ o' AID( 'elated

illnesses% t,e ,ild ma7 ,a+e to d'op out o) s,ool to a'e )o' )amil7 membe's. T,e

p,enomenon o) ,ild-,eaded ,ouse,olds is also assoiated 3it, t,e IJ% AID(

epidemi as o'p,aned ,ild'en 3o'2 to a'e )o' 7ounge' siblings.


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Inadeuatepoo' en)o'ement o) legislation and poliies to p'otet ,ild'en 9 ,ild

labou' pe'sists 3,en national la3s and poliies to p'otet ,ild'en a'e la2ing o' a'e

not e1eti+el7 implemented.

/,ild,ood is a 'itial time )o' sa)e and ,ealt,7 ,uman de+elopment. eause

,ild'en a'e still g'o3ing t,e7 ,a+e speial ,a'ate'istis and needs% in te'ms o)p,7sial% ogniti+e *t,oug,tlea'ning and be,a+iou'al de+elopment and g'o3t,%

t,at must be ta2en into onside'ation. /,ild labou'e's a'e at a ,ig, 'is2 o) illness%

in:u'7 and e+en deat, due to a 3ide +a'iet7 o) ma,ine'7% biologial% p,7sial%

,emial% e'gonomi% 3el)a'e,7giene and ps7,osoial ,aGa'ds% as 3ell as )'om

long ,ou's o) 3o'2 and poo' li+ing onditions. T,e 3o'2 ,aGa'ds and 'is2s t,at a1et

adult 3o'2e's an a1et ,ild labou'e's e+en mo'e st'ongl7. o' eample% p,7sial

st'ain% espeiall7 3,en ombined 3it, 'epetiti+e mo+ements% on g'o3ing bones and

:oints an ause stunting% spinal in:u'7 and ot,e' li)e long de)o'mation and

disabilities. /,ild'en o)ten also su1e' ps7,ologial damage )'om 3o'2ing and li+ing

in an en+i'onment 3,e'e t,e7 a'e denig'ated% ,a'assed o' epe'iene +iolene and

abuse. In addition% ,ild labou' ,as a p'o)ound e1et on a ,ildBs )utu'e. Denied t,e

'ig,t to a ualit7 eduation% as adults t,e7 ,a+e little ,ane o) obtaining a deent

:ob and esaping t,e 7le o) po+e't7 and eploitation.

Jital (tatistis

Data olletion on ,ild labou' is +ital )o' au'ate poli7 and p'og'amme planning.

An in'easing numbe' o) ount'ies in all 'egions no3 a''7 out national ,ild labou'

su'+e7s. T,e )ollo3ing statistis summa'ise t,e 2e7 =ndings )'om t,e t,i'd IO

Clobal Repo't on /,ild abou' Aele'ating ation against ,ild labou'$ 3,i,

ontains ne3 global estimates on ,ild labou'.

• On a+e'age% one ,ild in e+e'7 se+en an be lassi=ed as a ,ild labou'e'.

• In "00@% t,e'e 3e'e app'oimatel7 "$5 million ,ild labou'e's% aged 5-$&% in

t,e 3o'ld. Among t,em% $$5 million ,ild'en 3e'e in ,aGa'dous 3o'2 *a te'm

3,i, is o)ten used as a p'o7 )o' t,e 3o'st )o'ms o) ,ild labou'.

• Nea'l7 $$4 million ,ild labou'e's a'e in Asia and t,e Pai=.

• ust o+e' $4 million a'e in atin Ame'ia and t,e /a'ibbean.

• ust o+e' 65 million a'e in (ub-(a,a'an A)'ia.

• O+e' "" million a'e in ot,e' 'egions% 3,i, inludes t,e Middle East and No't,

A)'ia% t,e de+eloped ount'ies and t,e )o'me' t'ansition eonomies o)

Easte'n Eu'ope and Asia.

• T,e p'opo'tion o) ,ild'en engaged in ,ild labou' in (ub-(a,a'an A)'ia is

u''entl7 t,e ,ig,est o) an7 'egion at a'ound "5.#K. T,is means t,at in t,is

'egion% app'oimatel7 one ,ild in e+e'7 4 an be lassi=ed as a ,ild

labou'e'.

• T,is is ompa'ed 3it, $#.#K in Asia and t,e Pai= *one in @ ,ild'en% $0K

in atin Ame'ia and t,e /a'ibbean *one in $0 ,ild'en% and 6.&K in ot,e'

'egions *one in $5 ,ild'en.


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• Most ,ild labou'e's a'e 3o'2ing in ag'iultu'e *60.0K. "5.6K 3o'2 in

se'+ies% &.0K in indust'7 and &.5K 3o'2 in unde=ned a'eas.

• Onl7 one in =+e ,ild labou'e's a'e in paid emplo7ment. T,e o+e'3,elming

ma:o'it7 a'e unpaid )amil7 3o'2e's.

International Conventions on child labour

A /on+ention is an inte'national ag'eement bet3een ount'ies. T,ese a'e usuall7

de+eloped b7 t,e


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d) 3o'2 3,i,% b7 its natu'e o' t,e i'umstanes in 3,i, it is a''ied out% is

li2el7 to ,a'm t,e ,ealt,% sa)et7 o' mo'als o) ,ild'en.

T,e te'm 3o'st )o'ms o) ,ild labou'B enompasses bot, ,aGa'dous 3o'2 *d and

ot,e' 3o'st )o'ms *a to *. T,e di1e'ene is t,at 3,ile ,aGa'dous 3o'2% t,'oug,

,anges in t,e 3o'2 en+i'onment and t,e 3o'2 itsel)% an sometimes be modi=ed to

'emo+e t,e ,aGa'dous aspets% t,e ot,e' 3o'st )o'ms an unde' no i'umstane be

onside'ed aeptable.

As to t,e eat t7pes o) 3o'2 to be p'o,ibited as ,aGa'dous 3o'2 unde' item *d

abo+e% t,e /on+ention lea+es t,e matte' to national dete'mination a)te'

onsultation 3it, emplo7e'sB and 3o'2e'sB o'ganisations and ta2ing into

onside'ation 'ele+ant inte'national standa'ds.

/on+ention No. $@" omplements /on+ention No. $#@% 3,i, in its tu'n p'o+ides t,e

basi )'ame3o'2 )o' national and inte'national ation )o' t,e elimination o) ,ild

labou'. /on+ention No. $@" )ouses on t,e 3o'st )o'ms as a p'io'it7 ta'get% 3,ile

/on+ention No. $#@ sets )o't, t,e ultimate long te'm ob:eti+e o) t,e e1eti+e

abolition o) ,ild labou'% and also la'i=es 3,at s,ould be ta'geted as ,ild labou'

b7 p'o+iding )o' t,e minimum age standa'ds.

As spei=ed in t,e IO Dela'ation on undamental P'iniples and Rig,ts at o'2

*$!!@% t,e IO /on+entions No. $@" and No. $#@ on ,ild labou' a'e onside'ed as

>o'e? /on+entions. T,is means t,at all IO Membe' (tates% e+en i) t,e7 ,a+e not

'ati=ed t,e /on+entions% ,a+e an obligation a'ising )'om t,e +e'7 )at o)

membe's,ip in t,e O'ganiGation to 'espet% to p'omote and to 'ealiGe t,e p'iniples

one'ning su, )undamental 'ig,ts. T,e )ou' a'eas o+e'ed b7 t,e Dela'ation on

undamental P'iniples and Rig,ts at o'2 a'e8

a) )'eedom o) assoiation and t,e e1eti+e 'eognition o) t,e 'ig,t to olleti+e

ba'gaining;b) t,e elimination o) all )o'ms o) )o'ed o' ompulso'7 labou';c) t,e e1eti+e abolition o) ,ild labou'; andd) t,e elimination o) dis'imination in 'espet o) emplo7ment and oupation.

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