With the help and facilitation of Undertaking ACE, the town has strengthened its insurance policies, improved its companies for little one laborers and their households, and commenced partnerships with completely different stakeholders addressing the kid safety problem.
The Quezon Metropolis (QC) Authorities reaffirms its dedication in eliminating little one labor in all barangays within the metropolis through the Undertaking Towards Youngster Exploitation (ACE) QC Completion Summit with the theme: Celebrating Achievements and Paving the Path Ahead for a Zero Youngster Labor Quezon Metropolis on July 23 – 24, 2024 in Novotel Manila Araneta Metropolis, Quezon Metropolis (QC).
The momentous occasion goals to commemorate accomplishments, deliberate on classes realized, trade suggestions, discover potential partnerships, acknowledge companions, assess general success, and formally conclude the challenge within the metropolis, which is considered one of its two challenge areas.
The Quezon Metropolis native authorities has been one of many energetic companions of the challenge because it signed the memorandum of settlement in 2021. With the help and facilitation of Undertaking ACE, the town has strengthened its insurance policies, improved its companies for little one laborers and their households, and commenced partnerships with completely different stakeholders addressing the kid safety problem.
In his message, World Imaginative and prescient Operations Director Ajab-Aram R. Macapagat highlighted the numerous milestones achieved by the challenge by way of its partnership with Quezon Metropolis. “We’re gathered to have a good time the completion of the challenge and our successes within the metropolis. Regardless of all of the challenges, we strived our greatest to remove WFCL and OSAEC. Even after the challenge completion, World Imaginative and prescient Improvement Basis continues to be dedicated to proceed to work with you on ending violence towards kids”, he added.
Through the occasion, QC companions from the regional, metropolis, and barangay ranges and the non-public sector introduced their classes realized and finest practices, together with success tales with Undertaking ACE. This included insurance policies handed, improved companies, and strengthened partnerships. “With our collective efforts, we now have performed loads to guard and provides our youngsters a secure future. This success is proof that everybody’s cooperation and unity is vital for the well-being of our group,” added by Rogelio Reyes, Division Head of QC Public Service Employment Workplace (PESO).
One of many occasion’s key highlights was the awarding ceremony, the place companions obtained plaques of recognition for his or her advocacy efforts and initiatives towards little one exploitation. Recipients from varied places of work and items in Quezon Metropolis have enthusiastically participated within the challenge since its implementation. Moreover, the challenge handed over a Starlink Equipment to QC PESO and QC Citizen Service Division as a part of its sustainability efforts in addressing WFCL.
With the objective to attain the zero-child labor marketing campaign within the metropolis, QC vows for a stronger safety for kids by way of enhanced mechanisms and methods even after the lifetime of challenge.
Funding for Undertaking ACE is supplied by america Division of Labor underneath cooperative settlement quantity IL 34007-19-75-Ok. 100% of the entire value of the challenge within the Philippines is financed with federal funds. This materials doesn’t essentially replicate the views or insurance policies of america Division of Labor, nor does point out of commerce names, industrial merchandise, or organizations suggest endorsement by america Authorities.
Media contact:
Pauline Giselle D. Navarro
World Imaginative and prescient Improvement Basis Inc
Pauline_navarro@wvi.org
0906 455 7265
