persons, especially of women and children who are exploited for sex or labour. Punishable
acts under the TIP law include facilitating exit and entry of trafficked persons in possession
of fraudulent travel documents, and misrepresentation as regards age of minor or OFWs.
9. Please indicate whether the State party has undertaken and/or supported a
comprehensive study on the situation of children of migrant workers. Please also
describe the progress made in developing and implementing strategies, policies
and programmes, in collaboration with non-governmental organizations (NGOs),
to ensure the protection and promotion of the rights of migrant children through,
inter alia, community support programmes, education and information campaigns
and school programmes (CMW/C/PHL/CO/1, para. 46)
34. The State party continues to look after the welfare of the children of migrants, on site
and those left behind in the country through relevant initiatives, such as:
1. Engagement with Atikha, an NGO focused on the economic and social reintegration
of returned migrants, to undertake a study on the social costs of migration, as well as a
rapid assessment of programmes and services for families left behind by overseas
Filipinos.
2. Establishment and supervision of Philippine Schools Overseas (PSOs) which are
operated by the private sector. Aimed to meet the education needs of Filipino children
overseas, forty two (42) PSOs are currently in 10 countries with heavy OFW
concentration.
3. Implementation of Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship (LSE) training
programmes for migrant youth. The LSE, a cooperative work with the Associazone
Pilipinas, OFPSPES and the Ateneo School of Government, has been piloted in Rome,
Milan, Naples, Florence & Turin over 9 to 12 months.
4. Addressing cases of children left behind by migrant workers. Leading in this effort
is the Committee on Family and Alternative Care of the Council for the Welfare of
Children (CWC). Specifically, the National Plan of Action (2011-2016) includes
children left behind by OFWs as a vulnerable sector in need of protection from violence,
abuse, neglect and exploitation.
5. Provision of venues for regular livelihood and entrepreneurial activities and
trainings and family values formation and reorientation families and children left
behind by migrant parent/s. This undertaking is in partnership with Family Circles,
composed of religious organizations, NGO, and private institutions
10. Please indicate whether the State party envisages ratifying International Labour
Organization (ILO) No. 189 (2011) concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers
35. The State party has ratified ILO Convention 189. It has also enacted the “Kasambahay
Law” (Domestic Workers Law)52
11. Please indicate whether the State party envisages making the declarations provided
for in articles 76 and 77 of the Convention, as recommended in the Committee’s
previous concluding observations (CMW/C/PHL/CO/1, para. 18)
36. The State party is undertaking consultations with concerned government agencies on
this issue.
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President Aquino signed the Instrument of Ratification of ILO No. 189 on 18 May 2012, with the
Philippines Senate concurring on 6 August 2012. The ratification was registered with the ILO on 5 September
2012. The Philippines is the second country to ratify ILO Convention 189. The Philippine ratification paved the
way for the entry into force of the ILO Convention. After the ratification of ILO No. 189, President Aquino signed
into law Republic Act No. 10361, otherwise known as the “Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of
Domestic Workers”. It became enforceable on June 4, 2013.
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