REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9231 AND THE ROLE OF DOLE

1. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9231 AND THE ROLE OF DOLE

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8. What is a child? • A person under eighteen (18) years of age jenniferverula.blogsome.com • One who is 18 or above but unable to fully take care or protect oneself due to a physical or mental disability or condition

9. What is the minimum employable age? years old 15 thegiantnapkin.com

10. When is a child below 15 employable?

11. Hours of Work Child is below 15 maximum of 4 hours a day, 20 hours a week should not work from 8 pm to 6 am

12. III. PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN

13. What forms of employment of children are prohibited?

14. Child Labor • any work or economic activity • performed by a child • that subjects him or her to any form of exploitation • or is harmful to his or her health and safety or physical, mental or psychological development. (IRR, Section 3[b]) jenniferverula.blogsome.com

15. Prohibited Advertisements No child shall be employed as a model in any advertisement directly or indirectly promoting: • alcoholic beverages or intoxicating drinks • tobacco and its byproducts • gambling • any form of violence or pornography

16. globalnanpa.com Worst Forms of Child Labor zoriah.net • Slavery or practices similar to slavery • Prostitution or pornography • Illegal or illicit activities • Work which is hazardous or likely to be harmful to the health, safety or morals of children odisky.blogspot.com

17. Hazardous or Likely to be Harmful • Degrades the dignity of a child as a human being; • Exposes child to physical, emotional or sexual abuse, or is found to be highly stressful psychologically or may prejudice morals; • Performed underground, underwater or at dangerous heights; • Involves use of dangerous machinery, equipment and tools; • Exposes the child to physical danger, such as dangerous feats of balancing, physical strength or contortion, or requires the manual transport of heavy loads;

18. Hazardous or Likely to be Harmful worldvision.org • Performed in an unhealthy environment exposing the child to hazardous working conditions, elements, substances, etc.; • Performed under particularly difficult conditions; • Exposes the child to biological agents; or • Involves the manufacture or handling of explosives and other pyrotechnic products.

19. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE WORKING CHILD’S INCOME

20. DOLE’s Administrative Sanction

21. Closure of Firms or Establishments Types of Closure • IMMEDIATE & PERMANENT • IMMEDIATE & TEMPORARY • after due NOTICE & HEARING Close now hear later process

22. Immediate and Permanent Closure GROUNDS • Violation has resulted in the death, insanity or serious physical injury of an employed child; OR • The establishment is engaged or employed in prostitution or in obscene or lewd shows.

23. Immediate and Temporary Closure Imminent danger to the life and limb of the child in accordance with the occupational safety and health standards. Imminent danger – Condition or practice that could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm

24. Closure with Prior Notice & Hearing Requisites: 1) Violation of other provisions of R.A. No. 9231 2) Closure is ordered on the 4th violation • Grounds: • Employment of Children below 15 years old • not otherwise allowed by law • 2) Violation of hours of work of a child • 3) Participation of a child in prohibited • advertisements