Philippine Child Labour Laws and Legislation

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 4      Pursuant to Section 2 of Republic Act No. 679, as further amended by Presidential Decree No. 148, commonly known as the Woman and Child Labour Law, the following occupations are hereby declared hazardous to young workers, without prejudice to other occupations that may subsequently be declared as such: HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS TO YOUNG WORKERS Farming, Fishing, Hunting, Logging, and Related Occupations fishermen (deep sea and offshore) divers of (sponge, pearl and shell) logging (as cutter, sawyer, stripper, cable installer, feller) charcoal burner (big scale) Mining, Quarrying and Related Occupations operators of (drilling and blasting machines, stone rushing equipment, conveyor, compressor, steam boiler, air receiver, gas cylinder, acetylene generator) firing (with fuse, electricity) stone splitter underground workers Transport, Communication and Navigational Occupations firemen drivers or operators of bulldozer, crane, pile driving equipment, trailer, road roller, tractor lifting appliances, scaffold winch hoist, excavator, loading machine, trucks, buses, jeepneys and taxis tilers and greasers of heavy machineries traffic controller and dispatchers Craftsman, Production, Process and Related Occupations spinners and winders (textile) fiber and plastic preparers bleacher, dyer and finisher of textiles using chemicals tool maker, machinist, plumber, welder, flame cutter and plater installer and repairer of telephone and telegraph electrical and electronic filter linemen and cable jointer sawyer and woodworking machine setter and operator furnace and oven workers in brick making oven fuel feeder in brick making and bakery furnace man and kilnman in the manufacture of glass and ceramics brewer and wine maker distiller of alcoholic beverages tanner blacksmith, hammersmiths, forgeman slaughtering and killing large cattle (carabaos, cows, horses) extraction of lard and oil Service, Sports and Related Work fire-fighters and guards ship stewards airline hostesses bartenders bus conductors and conductresses masseurs and masseuses taxi-drivers entertainers (stripteasers, burlesque dancers, bomba) female bath house attendants female escorts for men janitors in bawdy houses lifeguards in swimming pools and resorts jockeys and horse trainers judo-karate instructor embalmers and undertakers dealers, croupiers, bookies and bet takers lifting, carrying, handling and moving heavy loads Professional, Technical and Related Works personal service of female in bars, cocktail lounges, motels, hotels, massage clinics and other drinking places All Occupations in the Processing and Preparation of Drugs and Chemical Products Involving Exposure to Dangerous Chemicals All Occupations in the Manufacturing, Handling, and Transporting of Explosive, Toxic, Corrosive, Poisonous, and Noxious Components and Flammable Liquids in Bulk All Activities in any Workroom, Building, Premises or any Place where Radium is Stored, Kept or Processed or Used in the Manufacturing of Self Luminous Compounds or Other Radioactive Substances.      This Department Order shall take effect immediately.      Approved: June 8, 1973 (Sgd.) AMADO G. INCIONG Acting Secretary Back to Index