Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns {9/f, GE. Antonin Bi, J. Bocobo S.C. TM. Kalow Ave, Ermita, Meno MEMORANDUM FOR : ALL REGIONAL DIRECTORS SUBJECT : DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2019-73 on Profiling of Child Laborers May we provide you copy of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum Circular No. 2019-73 issued on 22 May 2019 on Profiling of Child Laborers. Said DILG Memorandum Circular encourages all local government units to assist and Provide the necessary assistance to DOLE Regional Ofices in Identifying and profiling the child laborers and their families « Assessing their needs Conducting referrals Providing the necessary services Monitoring the status of the child laborers until they are removed from child labor You may also access the said DILG Memorandum Circular from the DILG website through link https://www.dilg.qov.ph/issuances/mo/Profiling-of-Child-Laborers/2976. For your information. ATTY. MA. KARINA meni RAYVILLA Director IV w 29 May 2019 Tel. Nos. (02) 404-3336, $27.2804, 527-5856, 527-5857, 527-3126, 528-0119; Telefax: (02) 527-5858, 527-3097 Ema mall@buse dole gov.ph; Website: wurw-bweedole.gou.phgh tay, SRELEA: Repeal te Pippnes DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT + Signature" CLGRAPOLCON Cane, EDSAermeCunzn Arun, We Tage Cuma i, Date 2 ap. gO ay PROFILING OF CHILD LABORERS Memorandum Circular NO. 2019-_73 May 22, 2019 Reference Number: ae ev. No, 1. Background Pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 9231, the State shall provide special protection to children from all forms of abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation and discrimination and other conditions prejudicial to their development including child labor and its worst form; ‘and provide sanctions for their commission and carry out a program for prevention and deterrence of and crisis intervention in situations of child abuse, exploitation and discrimination. Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims for the State to “Toke immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and ‘human trafficking, and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025, end child labour in all its forms.” Unlike other SOG targets whose deadline is 2030, child labour concerns has an earlier timeline because of the urgency in addressing the problem. ‘The National Child Labor Committee (NCLC), chaired by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and of which the Department is an active member, has agreed to target 630,000 children to be removed from child labor by 2022, a target included in the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022. This is 30% of the 2.1 Million children engaged in child labor based on the 2011 Survey on Children conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, NCLC increased the target to one million children removed from child labor by 2025 as a contribution to the attainment of SDG Target 8.7. 2. Purpose This policy aims to provide the guidelines on the roles of LGUs in profiling child laborers so that necessary intervention can be provided in order to remove them from child labor. 3. Scope/Coverage This policy applies to all local government units (LGUs) nationwide. 4. Policy Content and Guidelines The 2011 Survey on Children provides the estimates on child labor incidence at the regional level but does not provide the names and location of the child laborers. sP OFFICIAL “t. vara 2 Mayggconos £000Republic of he Phppnes DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT [LG-NAPOLCOM Contr. EDSA comer Quezon Aver, West Tange, Qvezon Ciy a na goo PROFILING OF CHILD LABORERS Information on the names, location and specific needs of the child laborers and their families, among others, will serve as bases in the provision of services and interventions necessary to remove children from child labor. It is therefore necessary that these child laborers be identified and located. Hence, LGUs are encouraged to assist and provide the necessary assistance to the DOLE Regional Offices by: Identifying and profiling the child laborers and their families; Assessing their needs; Conducting referrals; Providing the necessary services; and ‘Monitoring the status of the child laborers until they are removed from child labor Processing of personal information shall be allowed, subject to compliance with the requirements of Republic Act 10173 or the Data Privacy Act and other laws allowing disclosure of information to the public and adherence to the principles of transparency, legitimate purpose and proportionality. Section 12, RA 10173) DILG regional and field offices are directed to disseminate this policy in their areas of jurisdiction. 5. References ‘+ Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 RA 9231 — An Act providing for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Affording Stronger Protection for the Working Child, Amending for this Purpose Republic Act No. 7610, As Amended, Otherwise Known as the “Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act” Communications Systems in the Government and the Private Sector, Creating for this Purpose a National Privacy Commission, and for other Purposes ‘* Sustainable Development Goals, neon sss cane 100 15 2Repub ofthe Phipines DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT DLG-NAPOLCOM Cent, EDSA camer Quezon Aver. West Tange, von Cy if gov PROFILING OF CHILD LABORERS 6. Effectivity This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately. 7. Approving Authority Feedback For queries, please call the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns, DOLE, at telephone ‘number (02) 528-0119 or (02) 527-2588 or email address dike 3h 30 ascrssasaypecnoi0an 715 3