DOLE-11 profiles over 20K child laborers in Davao Region
DAVAO CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment in Davao Region (DOLE-11) said it has profiled more than 20,000 child laborers in the Davao Region in the last four years, even as it vowed to further strengthen programs to protect Filipino children. In a statement Wednesday, DOLE-11 said the highest registered number of child laborers during the period was in 2021, at 10,797. "As we recover from the impact of the pandemic, we stand ready to provide more assistance and reinforce our fight against child labor," DOLE-11 Director Randolf Pensoy said. DOLE-11 Assistant Director Jason B...