by Melca Lawsin | Apr 1, 2026 | Advocacy, Philippines
Every child deserves to be a Batang Malaya — free to play, to study, to be safe and healthy, free from exploitative labor, and free to simply be a child. That vision anchored Free the Slaves’ participation in the Midterm Assessment of the Philippine Program...
by Melca Lawsin | Dec 15, 2025 | Advocacy, Philippines
Free the Slaves (FTS) participated in the official launch of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) new Freedom of Association (FOA) Training Programme on September 22, 2025, at Makati Diamond Residences in Makati City, Philippines. Organized in partnership...
by Melca Lawsin | Dec 5, 2025 | Advocacy, Philippines, Survivor Engagement
On September 11, 2025, the Department of Justice–Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (DOJ–IACAT), in partnership with Free the Slaves (FTS), convened a multi-sectoral roundtable at the Justice Hall in Manila to strengthen coordinated efforts against labor...
by Melca Lawsin | Nov 3, 2025 | Philippines
Free the Slaves participated in the Technical Harmonization and Validation Workshop to review Department Order No. 149, the Guidelines in Assessing and Determining Hazardous Work in the Employment of Persons Below 18 Years of Age. Held August 27–29, 2025, at the Green...
