THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said it continues to monitor profiled child laborers to facilitate the elimination of child labor in the country.

"The Marcos administration remains steadfast in prioritizing the elimination of child labor. Under Chapter 3 of the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028, the target for the indicator 'number of child laborers' is zero," Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said in a statement on Thursday.

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