PPACL

PHILIPPINE PROGRAM AGAINST CHILD LABOR

VISION

A child labor-free Philippines

MISSION

The Philippine Program Against Child Labor (PPACL) works to transform the lives of child laborers, their families, and communities towards their sense of self-worth, empowerment and development.

It works towards the prevention and progressive elimination of child labor through protection, withdrawal, healing and reintegration of child workers into a caring society, and supports alleviation of extreme poverty, which has been the main cause of child labor in the country.

GUIDING VALUES

Child-focused approach
Psychosocial development
Results-based management
Gender responsiveness
Cultural sensitivity
Sustainable development
Child and youth participation
Good governance
Decent work for all
Community development
Inter-agency, tripartite and multi-sectoral collaboration

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2020-2022

Intermediate Outcome 1: Strengthened and localized National Council Against Child Labor towards better coordination of its members and partners at all levels

Policies and guidelines issued to localize the NCACL and strengthen the regional, provincial, and municipal/city structures on child protection
Inter-agency arrangements made on the implementation of child labor programs at all levels, especially on sharing of resources and information, and arrangements on service delivery, enforcement, and communication and advocacy
Coordination and partnerships with development partners and local structures on child protection strengthened

Intermediate Outcome 2: Improved and ensured enforcement of anti-child labor laws at the national and local levels

Capacities of implementers and partners to enforce anti-child labor laws strengthened
Child labor inspection and monitoring activities intensified
Mechanisms to improve child laborer identification, rescue, and case prosecution strengthened

Intermediate Outcome 3: Expanded access of child laborers, children at risk of child labor and their families to social protection, including health, education, child protection and decent work

Psychosocial interventions, health services, legal support and other social protection services provided to child laborers, children at risk of child labor and their families
Access to basic education expanded to reach more child laborers and children at risk of child labor
Economic well-being of families of child laborers enhanced through skills training for 15 to 17 year-old child laborers; and skills training, employment facilitation and livelihood assistance to adult members of households with child laborers

Intermediate Outcome 4: Improved generation, dissemination, and use of knowledge on child labor among stakeholders, policymakers, program implementers, and the general public

Child Labor Knowledge Sharing System (CLKSS) updated and mainstreamed
DOLE Hotline 1349 and social media used as platforms to address child labor-related concerns
Awareness on pressing and emerging child labor issues and innovations heightened

Intermediate Outcome 5: National Child Labor Monitoring and Evaluation system established and maintained