International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour - Towards a Child-Labour Free Philippines: Supporting the Philippine Programme against Child Labour Building on Past Gains and Addressing Challenges

The Philippine government showed its commitment to eliminate the worst forms of child labour by ratifying the ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) and acting quickly to launch a Time-bound Programme. This commitment is expressed in the goal of Philippine Programme against Child Labour (PPACL) to reduce worst forms of child labour by 75 per cent by 2015. The ILO, through the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), supports this goal towards decent work and improved living conditions.