“The Marcos Jr. administration remains steadfast in prioritizing the elimination of child labor in the country,” Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma has said.

DOLE RO1 Regional Director Exequiel Ronie Guzman emphasized the importance of ongoing advocacy and multi-sectoral collaboration in achieving a child labor-free Philippines. “This caravan is part of a ...

the World Risk Index ranked the Philippines as the country with the highest disaster risk. What’s more, widespread poverty is a major obstacle to children reaching their full potential; girls and boys ...

Almost every country has committed to preventing child labor, but the issue persists through entrenched systemic drivers: the ...

More recently, she has researched hazardous child labor in gold mining in the Philippines and in tobacco farming in the United States, Brazil, and Indonesia. Wurth’s op-eds have been published ...