MANILA, Philippines – Tinugunan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ang nasa 1,400 kaso ng child labor sa bansa noong 2022.
Ayon sa DSWD nitong Miyerkules, Pebrero 1, gumamit sila ng strategic help desks for information, education, livelihood, and other developmental interventions (SHIELD) laban sa child labor.
“Through the SHIELD program, the identified child laborers were provided with holistic and immediate interventions at the community level including the provision of educational assistance from the DSWD and case referrals to other government agencies,” pahayag pa ng ahensya.
Ayon sa DSWD, sa ilalim ng programa ay nakapaglagay sila ng mga help desk sa mga barangay, kabilang ang isang local registry system para sa referral ng mga available na support services.
Target ng naturang proyekto na ilayo ang mga bata sa malalang uri ng child labor sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng agarang tugon sa antas pa lamang ng komunidad.
Ang SHIELD program ang isa sa convergence projects sa pagitan ng DSWD at Department of Labor and Employment na nagsimula noong 2017.
“The DSWD continues the implementation of the SHIELD against child labor across all regions of the Philippines to assist child laborers and as part of its efforts to help eliminate child labor in the country,” ayon sa DSWD.
Anang ahensya, ang proyekto ay ipinatutupad na sa 16 DSWD Field Offices mula 2021.
“The Field Offices will directly collaborate with their partner local government units in the implementation of SHIELD against Child Labor in their areas to further expand the scope of the program,” anang DSWD. RNT/JGC
