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.
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posted by peterlavina @ 4:01 PM
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Malaki po ang pasasalamat ng Kamalayan Development Foundation at ng National Coalition Against Child Labor in Commercial Agriculture sa pakikilahok ng matapat at maaasahang konsehal ng Davao City, na si Coun. Peter Lavina, sa nakaraang selebrasyon ng World Day Against Child Labor noong June 12, 2006. Sa araw na iyon, nagkaisa ang mga bata, magulang at kanilang mga pamilya,hindi lamang mula dito sa Davao City, kundi maging ng munisipyo ng Malungon, Sarangani Province, Panabo City,at Kiblawan at Magsaysay ng Davao del Sur, na makibaka para alisin ang masamang anyo ng child labor sa buong mundo. Natutuwa rin ako sa pagkakaroon ng maliit na espasyo na tulad nito sa internet, sa pagkakataon na mailahad ang mga saloobin at komento hinggil sa isyu ng child labor na naglalayon na maipalaganap pa at maipabatid sa ibang tao na ang mga bata ay hindi dapat isinasadlak sa mapagsamantala at eksploytatibong pagtratrabaho, bagkus sila ay dapat nasa paaralan, at patuloy na ibinibigay ng pamilya at lipunan ang kanilang mapagpalayang pag-unlad bilang mga susunod na henerasyon ng ating bayan.
Ayon po sa registration committee noong nakaraang World Day Against Child Labor, sila po ay nakapagpatala ng 1, 301 na mga kalahok na dumalo mula sa mga susunod na lugar/barangay:
1. Malungon, Sarangani Province
2. San Isidro, Kiblawan, Davao del Sur
3. Kanapulo, Magsaysay, Davao del Sur
4. J.P. Laurel, Panabo City
5. Barangay 5-A, Davao City
6. Barangay 37-D, Davao City
7. Barangay 36-D, Davao City
8. Barangay 24-C
9. Barangay 26-C
10. Marapangi, Toril Dist.
11. Crossing Bayabas, Toril Dist.
12. Daliaon Plantation, Toril Dist.
13. Daliao, Toril Dist.
14. Acacia, Buhangin Dist.
15. Indangan, Buhangin Dist.
16. Cabantian,Buhangin Dist.
17. Tigatto,Buhangin Dist.
18. Mintal,Tugbok Dist.
19. Sto. Nino, Tugbok Dist.
20. Bago Oshiro, Tugbok Dist.
21. Centro, Agdao Dist.
22. Monteverde, Agdao Dist.
23. Duterte, Agdao Dist.
24. Bucana, Talomo Dist.
25. Obrero
Mga organizations na dumalo:
1. Police Regional Office
2. Sacred Heart of Obrero Parish
3. AFAMCO
4. OLLHOA
5. Samahan ng Batang Manggagawa
6. Karani
7. Lamdag
9. Pilipina Legal Resource Center
10. Piglas
11. Tigatto Women's Assoc.
12. SBKG
13. Children's Hope Organization
14. Samahan ng Batang Puno ng Pangarap
15. Kalayaan People's Organization
16. Kamalayan Dev't Foundation
Sa inyo pong suporta, maraming-maraming salamat!
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