CORRECTED COPY - This is a corrected copy of MANILA 212.
This version clarifies in para 2 that there was no new
information on adult forced labor; updates statistics in para
8, response 6; and offers an overall assessment of progress
in para 15.
¶1. (U) Summary: This cable provides input requested for the
Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the
implementation of commitments to eliminate exploitative and
forced child labor (Ref A). It updates information provided
by Post in Reftels B and C on the use of child labor in the
production of goods, child labor laws and regulations, law
enforcement capabilities, social programs aimed at
prevention, statistics on child labor and child education,
and government policies and programs to combat child labor
and child trafficking in the Philippines. Sources of
information used during the preparation of this update
include the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE), the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD), the Department of Justice (DOJ),
Philippine law enforcement agencies, the International Labor
Organization (ILO), and World Vision. End Summary.
CORRECTED COPY - This is a corrected copy of MANILA 212. This version clarifies in para 2 that there was no new information on adult forced labor; updates statistics in para 8, response 6; and offers an overall assessment of progress in para 15. ¶1. (U) Summary: This cable provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate exploitative and forced child labor (Ref A). It updates information provided by Post in Reftels B and C on the use of child labor in the production of goods, child labor laws and regulations, law enforcement capabilities, social programs aimed at prevention, statistics on child labor and child education, and government policies and programs to combat child labor and child trafficking in the Philippines. Sources of information used during the preparation of this update include the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Department of Justice (DOJ), Philippine law enforcement agencies, the International Labor Organization (ILO), and World Vision. End Summary.
