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Children and Hazardous Work In The Philippines
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Book : Children and Hazardous Work In The Philippines Author : * Victoria Rialp Language : English Library : Child Labor Publish Place : Geneva-Switzerland ISBN : 92-2-106474-3 Publish Date : January 1993 Publisher : International Labour Organization ILO Book Type : Book Book Number : 45 |
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INDEX
Preface1. Child labour in the Philippines
Statistics on working children
Rural child labour
Urban child labour
Trends
2. Situation analysis: Recognizing the problem
The case against prostitution and Muro-ami fishing Child labour in Muro-ami fishing
The industry
Hazards to children
Recruitment of children
Community dependency on Muro-ami
Child prostitution
Major characteristics of child prostitution
Working hours and income
The "pompoms" of Pagsanjan
Hazards to children "
Earlier responses
Legislation
Early non-governmental initiatives
3. Policy analysis: The role of advocacy
Efforts to date
A multifaceted approach
National situation studies
Local situation studies
Media involvement
The Pagsanjan case
The Muro-ami case
Activities of civic and watchdog groups
Pagsanjan
Pushing for government action
Absence of citizens' action in Muro-ami
Initiatives by political leadership
National Task Forces on Pagsanjan and Muro-ami
Plan of action on working children
Plan of action on street and sexually exploited children
Special Task Force on Muro-ami fishing
Special Task Force on Pagsanjan
4. Lessons learned in the campaigns
Ingredients for success
Heightened public awareness
Creating an openness to change
Creating alternatives for the children Creating alternatives for parents
Protection measures
5. Constraints against success
Public apathy
Constraints at family level
Political and economic strength of the opposing forces
6. Conclusion: Opportunities for further action
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