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Philippines - Hazardous child labour - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Department Order No. 149-A of 2017 amending the Guidelines on Assessing and Determining Hazardous Work in the Employment of Persons Below the Age of 18 Years. -

Adoption: 2017-01-16 | PHL-2017-R-108481

Philippines - Hazardous child labour - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Department Order No. 149 of 2016 on the Guidelines on Assessing and Determining Hazardous Work in the Employment of Persons Below the Age of 18 Years. -

Adoption: 2016-02-15 | PHL-2016-R-108475

Department Order No. 149, Series of 2016 (Guidelines in Assessing and Determining Hazardous Work in the Employment of Persons Below 18 Years of Age) issued on 15 February 2016 enumerates the different work and activities declared hazardous for persons below 18 years of age using the industry classification under the Philippine Standard Industrial Classification and the occupational classification under the Philippine Standard Occupational Classification. It provides that social partners such as labor organizations, federations, employers’ organizations and other non-government organizations will be tapped to assist the DOLE in the dissemination and in monitoring the implementation of the Guidelines. Department Order No. 149, Series of 2016 supersedes Department Order No. 4, Series of 1999 (Hazardous Work and Activities to Persons Below 18 Years of Age). Department Order No. 149-A, Series of 2017 amended the Guidelines particularly work and activities under Farmers and Other Plant Growers and Animal Producers occupational classifications.

Philippines - Hazardous child labour - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Department Order No. 04 on hazardous work and activities to persons below 18 years of age. -

Adoption: 1999-09-21 | PHL-1999-R-67443

Prohibits the employment of children below 18 years of age in an undertaking which is hazardous or deleterious in nature (section 2).
Enumerates the work and activities declared hazardous (section 3).
Provides that this Guideline is applicable to Domestic or Household Service (section 4).

Repeals the Department order No. 4 of 8 June 1973.

Philippines - Hazardous child labour - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

List of Hazardous Occupations to Young Workers, 1973 (Department Order No. 4). -

Adoption: 1973-06-08 | PHL-1973-R-61870

Sets forth list of jobs deemed hazardous to young workers.