DSWD's SHIELD commits continuous fight vs. child labor
MANILA - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has successfully identified at least 1,400 victim-survivors of child labor in 2022 and was able to provide them with services and interventions suitable to their needs. These undertakings were implemented and facilitated by the agency's Strategic Help Desks for Information, Education, Livelihood, and other Developmental Interventions (SHIELD) against child labor. Through the SHIELD program, the child labor victims were given holistic and immediate interventions at the community level including the provision of educational ass...