4. Help out-of-school youth to learn and earn at the same time by helping them
look for opportunities to engage in economic self-sufficient projects;
5. To coordinate with vocational and handicraft classes in all schools and
agencies in the barangay, municipality or city to arrange for possible marketing
of the products or articles made by the students; and
6. Provide work experience, training and employment in those areas where the
restoration and conservation of our natural resources is deemed necessary.
CHAPTER II
Working Children
Article 107. Employment of Children Below Sixteen Years. - Children below sixteen years of age
may be employed to perform light work which is not harmful to their safety, health or normal
development and which is not prejudicial to their studies.
The provisions of the Labor Code relating to employable age and conditions of employment of
children are hereby adopted as part of this Code insofar as not inconsistent herewith.
Article 108. Duty of Employer to Submit Report. - The employer shall submit to the Department
of Labor a report of all children employed by him. A separate report shall be made of all such
children who are found to be handicapped after medical examination. The Secretary of Labor
shall refer such handicapped children to the proper government or private agencies for
vocational guidance, physical and vocational rehabilitation, and placement in employment.
Article 109. Register of Children. - Every employer in any commercial, industrial or agricultural
establishment or enterprise shall keep:
1. A register of all children employed by him, indicating the dates of their birth;
2. A separate file for the written consent to their employment given by their
parents or guardians;
3. A separate file for their educational and medical certificates; and
4. A separate file for special work permits issued by the Secretary of Labor in
accordance with existing laws.
Article 110. Education of Children Employed as Domestics. - If a domestic is under sixteen
years of age, the head of the family shall give him an opportunity to complete at least
elementary education as required under Article 71. The cost of such education shall be a part of
the domestic's compensation unless there is a stipulation to the contrary.
CHAPTER III
Labor-Management Projects
Article 111. Right to Self-Organization. - Working children shall have the same freedoms as
adults to join the collective bargaining union of their own choosing in accordance with existing
law.
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