In the streets of Manila

Here is a moving account of Henry II Anima who is taoporinako on child labor.

Lip service on protecting children in conflict areas

Here is an interesting opinion on Children as Zones of Peace by my friend Radzini Oleda:

Otherwise, the declaration of Children as Zones of Peace will remain as lip service much like the previous commitments to prioritize health and education. The social consequences are too glaring to ignore.

News from around the world

Reports from around the world:

Bangladesh

Chile

Nepal

Yemen

Labor group hits govt over child labor

KMU dismayed over Arroyo’s failure to curb child labor
06/15/2006

The militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) yesterday expressed dismay over the Arroyo government’s failure to curb child labor as 10 persons — six of them minors — were reported injured when a firecracker factory in Binangonan, Rizal was hit by fire.

The full story at The Daily Tribune

World Day Against Child Labor

Cross post from Peter Lavina

I just came from a march to mark the World Day Against Child labor in Davao City. More than 600 children, parents and anti child labor advocates joined the march around the city's main streets.

A culminating program was held infront of City Hall if only to emphasize the need for serious government action on this global problem that also reared its ugly head here.

Thanks to our media colleagues for the coverage - GMA7, Mindanao Times, ABS-CBN and Sunstar. We need the mass media to raise the level of awareness of our people on this regard.

Here I helped arranged for a television crew interview Eliza Apit of the National Coalition Against Child Labor in Commercial Agriculture.

Children are supposed to be in school not in any quarry or construction or karaoke bar or plantations.

Related posts - Forgotten children

Burma child workers exposed to pesticides

A recent study by the Chiang Mai University of Thailand revealed that child workers in Burma are exposed to dangerous fertilizers and pesticides.

Here is the complete story.

Forgotten children

Manila Bulletin did a singular feat last June 4. Indeed, where have all the child advocates gone that day?

More teeth in the US

The US Lower House has passed Tuesday a bill giving wider powers to enforce child labor laws.

In the meantime, in Arizona, nine businesses were fined for child labor violations.