Department of Labor and Employment

Regional Office No. 6

Iloilo City

PROGRAM CONVERGENCE PLAN TOWARD CHILD LABOR-FREE BARANGAYS, 2013-2016

Outcomes/Outputs

Lead/Cooperating Time Frame

Funds
Agencies
Outcome 1. Strengthened design and implementation of national and local programs and policies for child laborers, their families and communities

Increased commitment of local

officials/leaders for identifying
measures to eliminate child labor
through the conduct of
Orientation/Planning Workshop

Activities

Build policy advocacy skills of children, community

leaders, school heads, PTAs, BCPCs, LCPCs,District
Tripartite Councils and planters associationsfor
driving policy formulation on child protection in
sugarcane plantations

Build capacity of plantations owners, overseers

and sugar farm workers to identify and respond to
CL concerns in sugar cane plantations using
updated curriculum

Conduct social encounters with stakeholders to

generate awareness & sustain support on
advocacy against child labor issues in the
community

Local ordinance/resolutions,
programs/projects and budgets
in place towards eliminating
child labor

Facilitate community dialogue/ forum with

identified partners/stakeholders to advocate for
specific actions (ordinance, improved
access/services, shared community planning,
influence the municipal development plan)
Carry out public hearings and attendance to
Barangay SB Sessions towards formulation of
ordinances/resolutions & achieve logistical
support to the program

Target

Negros Occidental:
1 orientation/planning
workshop conducted
per year in each
Brgys. of Jonob-Jonob
& Balintawak,
Escalante and
Antipolo, Pontevedra
2 advocacy sessions
per barangay per year
in Barangays of
Balitawak, JonobJonob and Antipolo
Aklan:
4 Orientation
Meetings (Municipal &
Barangay)
2 Reorientation
activity for BCPC
Negros Occidental:
3 local ordinances/
resolutions
formulated

Aklan:
2 Public Hearings and
2 SB sessions attended
for ordinances to be
passed

DOLE RO6, World

Vision (WV), Brgy.
Councils, DTCs, PAs

2012-2016

DOLE, WV

2013-2014

DOLE, LGU, DILG,

MSWDO, Mun. & Bgy.
BCPC, academe,
church, CSO

2012-2013

Brgy. Councils of
Antiplo. Balintawak
and Jonob-Jonab,
DILG, DOLE

2012-2013

LGU, DILG, DOLE

2012-2013

Cost shared
by DOLE, WV
and Planters
Assn.

Systems developed to monitor

levels and trends of child
laborers and their families
standard of living through
baselining/masterlisting of child
laborers in the community

Conduct of Baseline Study (Pre-Baseline Survey,

Profiling of Qualified HHs and Children and InDepth Baseline Study) in targeted areas

Craft procedures and identify social

welfare indicators & conduct regular
monitoring to come up with realistic
profiling

Increased capacity of key

stakeholders to plan and manage
resources through mapping of
existing resources and structures
within the community

Inventory of resources/agencies/stakeholders/
structures within the community

Facilitate environmental scanning to have a bank

of resource capacitation

Increased use of Child Labor

Knowledge Sharing System and
its analysis for policy and
programming

Conduct of orientation on CLKSS to partneragencies/organizations

Capacity of Barangay Council for

the Protection of Children
strengthened to plan, manage
and monitor concerns of children
particularly child laborers

Assist in strengthening of Barangay Councils for

the Protection of Children thru meeting with
BCPCs
Ensure Community Watch Group representation in
BCPCs
Assess competencies & design intervention to
stakeholders to effectively carry-out different
phases of program implementation

Negros Occidental:
Community Baseline
Data
Generated
Child
LaborProfile/masterlists generated
Aklan:
Procecures for masterlisting defined and
crafted (continuing)

Negros Occidental:
2 inventory lists
generated for
Escalante City and
Pontevedra
Aklan:
Inventory of capacities established
Negros Occidental:
1 orientation at the
provincial level

Negros Occidental:
3 BCPCs strengthened

2 CWG organized
Aklan:
Training Needs
Analysis conducted to
stakeholders

Brgy. Community
Monitors (by WV)

2012-2016

LGU, DOLE

2012-2106

LGU

2012

LGU, DOLE

2012

DOLE, other GOs,

NGOs, PPACL
partners, Provl.
Office

2012

DILG, Brgy. Council,

DOLE

2012-2016

WV

2013

DILG, DOLE, MSWDO

2012-2013

Provl. Govt.
of Neg. Occ.

Coordination improved among

partners including private sector and
civil society at all levels

Conduct of Regular CL coordinating meeting

Negros Occidental:
1 Meeting per Qtr.

Forging of MOA among partners in the provincial

level

1 MOA forged with

partners

Conduct regular coordinated meetings &

conferences with stakeholders

Strategic information available at

the local levels among various
partners (including parents,
community leaders, etc.) through
advocacy and awareness raising
Enabling conditions in place to
include families of child laborers
and children-at-risk in 4Ps

Advocacy sessions to local leaders, parents,

teachers, faith-based leaders and plantersassociations in the locality

DOLE, DILG, PSWDO,

DOH, PNP & other
partners/stakeholders

2012-2016

LGU, DILG, DOLE,

NGOs

2013-2016

DSWD

2013-2016

DSWD

2013-2016

DOLE, DSWD

2012-2016

WV

2013

2013

Develop & distribute Awareness/BCC modules &

videos

Documentation of all collaborative activities in all

phases of program implementation

Aklan:
Reports & videos
produced

DOLE

Negros Occidental:
1 orientation per
group

DOLE, LGU, schools

Participate in interagency convergence meetings &

activities
Policy and programs enhanced by
lessons gained from diverse
innovations, good practices and
experiences towards attaining child
labor-free barangays documented
and recognized

Negros Occidental:
4 advocacy sessions
per year

2012-2016

Negros Occidental:
Jonob-Jonob-91HHs;
Balintawak-40 HHs;
Antipolo-100 & other
profiled CL
Aklan:
Identified/profiled CL
in the barangay
1 convergence
meeting per quarter
Negros Occidental:
Modules and videos
distributed

Facilitate enrolment of families of CL in 4Ps

Facilitate enrolment of families of CL in 4Ps

Aklan:
1 meeting per quarter

DOLE, DILG, PSWDO,

DOH, PNP & other
partners/stakeholders
DOLE, DILG, PSWDO,
DOH, PNP & other
partners/stakeholders

Outcome 2. Rescue and removal of children from the worst forms of child labor

Improved system of reporting of

cases of child labor
Coordinate with different intermediaries e.g.
PESO, GC Net, OSHNet and other Practitioners for
awareness and support.

2013

2013

Identified and strengthened

localized mechanism of
surveillance, rescue and reporting
of cases of child labor (SBM sa
Barangay)

Conduct orientation to Community Watch

Groups/BCPCs on RA9231

Organization of SBM sa Barangay

Conduct orientation on RA 9231 to all stakeholders

Organization of SBM sa Barangay

Strategic information available at

the municipal/city and community
levels involving proper authorities
for conduct of actual rescue

Aklan:
1 orientation per
group
Negros Occidental:
1 orientation in 3
identified barangays
1 orientation in 2
covered municipalities

DOLE, LGU, schools

2013

BCPC, Barangay Chair;

Members: SK, barangay
kagawad, tanod, health
workers, day care
workers, parents

2012-2013

1 SBM sa Barangay
organized in 3 brgys.

DILG, DOLE, Brgy.

Councils, MSWDO, PNP

2013

BCPC, Barangay Chair;

Members: SK, barangay
kagawad, tanod, health
workers, day care
workers, parents

2012-2013

DILG, DOLE, Brgy.

Councils, MSWDO,PNP

2013

DSWD, PNP or NBI,

DOLE

2013

Aklan:
2 orientations in 2
identified municipalities/barangays

1 SBM sa Barangay
organized in 2 brgys.

Negros Occidental &

Aklan:
Conduct of orientation on RA9231 and re1 orientation
orientation on the procedures in the conduct of
conducted at the
rescue to LCPC
provincial level and
municipal level
Outcome 3. Strengthened implementation of reintegration programs for rescued child laborers and their families

Capacities of national and local

level implementers enhanced to
provide responsive and caring
service to child laborers, childrenat-risk and their families

Public-private community
Negros Occidental &
partnership approach for
Aklan:
provision of immediate direct
services to rescued children
Network with employees and employers group
Employees &
and civic organizations for direct services they
Employers group, civic
can provide to CL
organizations

DOLE, LGU

2012-2016

Temporary shelter and

psycho-social services

Coordinate/link with concerned line

agencies/private orgn. for the provision of
needed services of the child laborer.
Establish linkage with Aklan Comprehensive
Center for Women for shelter & psycho-social
services

Health services
Coordinate/link with concerned line
agencies/private medical institutions for the
provision of needed services of the child laborer
Network with medical institutions/associations
for health services

Legal services

Link with the justice community for legal services

Public-private partnership
approach for provision of other
necessary interventions to child
laborers, children at-risk and their
families

Educational
Provision of Direct Education services (school
supplies, uniforms, supplemental learning
materials to schools) and Education Support
services (Catch-up Program, Learning Resource
Centers, Teachers Training, Little Teachers
Training)
Collaboration with concerned stakeholders (PTA,
SGC, BCPCs) to address access and other
education-related needs of children
Promote Safe and Healthy Learning Environment
for Children

Negros Occidental:
Forge partnership with
public-private partners
Aklan:
Forge partnership with
the private-public
partners
Negros Occidental:
Forge partnership with
public-private partners
Aklan:
Forge partnership with
the public-private
partners
Negros Occidental &
Aklan:
Forge partnership with
the public-private
partners

Negros Occidental:
No. of children
provided Jonob-Jonob-91 CL;
Balintawak - 40 and
Antipolo-100

As Identified in the area

of concern in 3
barangays

local DSWD or
accredited NGO

2013-2016

local DSWD or
accredited NGO

2013-2016

Local DOH or private

medical institutions

2013-2016

local DOH or public

hospitals/clinics

2013-2016

Prosecutors Office,
DOJ, NGOs, private
lawyers
DOLE (through SPES,
YES, KaSaMa), World
Vision, ERDA,
ChildFund, SIFI,
employers, TUs,

2013-2016

DOLE, WV, DepEd

2012-2016

DepEd, DOH

2013-2016

Provision of Alternative Learning System

Interventions on Education to CL

As Identified in the area

of concern in 3
barangays
Aklan:
SPES = 10
students/identified
area
ALS = 20
students/identified
area
Negros Occidental:
1 Inventory of
resources and
livelihood opportunities conducted

DepEd

2013-2016

DOLE

2013-2016

Municipal or City
Development Office

2013

Provision of livelihood services (agriculture and

non-agriculture related livelihoods) through WV
& KaSaMa by DOLE to identified families

Livelihood assistance
provided Jonob-Jonob-91
Balintawak-40
Antipolo-57

WV,DOLE

2013

Provide / facilitate youth employment services to

identified HHs thru SPES

As Identified based on
qualification

DOLE,PESOs

2012-21016

Sign-up child laborers, children at-risk and their

families in DOLE & other agencies programs

Livelihood
Conduct of resource mapping to identify
livelihood opportunities of families in natural
farming using sustainable rural livelihood analysis

Enroll parents of child laborers, children at-risk

and their families in livelihood programs of
different agencies

Community self-monitoring
scheme in place and strengthened

Identification/
designation of local
monitors

DepEd

Aklan:
Livelihood assistance
provided
KaSaMa = 20
families/identified area
TESDA (skills training) =
20/identified area
Starter Kits = 20
graduates of TESDA
skills training

2012-21016

BCPC, LGU

Organized Community Watch Groups (CWGs) to

monitor work status and education performance
of children

Negros Occidental:
3 CWGs organized

Brgy. Councils, Youth

orgn, Faith-based
assn., DILG, DOLE,

2013

etc.
Establish & strengthen Child Labor Monitoring
Systems in the school and community level

3 Child Labor
Monitoring Systems
established/strengthened

Create a Monitoring & Evaluation Team (MET) to

regularly assess the implementation of the plans

Feed backing
Regular feed backing session at the
barangay/municipal levels

Regular feedbacking in all levels

Prepared by (CLP Coordinator)

(Sgd.) MA. CECILIA S. ACEBUQUE

Name and Signature

Date

Aklan:
1 MET / identified area

Negros Occidental:
1 feedbacking
session/quarter
condcuted at the
brgy./mun. level
Aklan:
1 feedbacking
session/quarter
conducted

2013-2016
Guidance Counselors
Network, PTAs, BCPCs

Brgy. Councils, Youth

orgn, Faith-based
assn., DILG, DOLE,
etc.

2013-2016

BCPCs/Brgy. Councils

2012-2016

LGU, BCPC, MET

2012-2016

Approved by (Regional Director)

(Sgd.) PONCIANO M. LIGUTOM

Name and Signature

Date