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SHS Work Immersion Guidelines

This document outlines the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) policy on work immersion programs for senior high school students. It specifies that work immersion must not exceed 8 hours per day and must follow all safety guidelines. Certain hazardous industries and occupations are prohibited based on DOLE guidelines. Work is only allowed between 8 AM and 5 PM and no more than 4 hours for students under 15 with parental consent. Work immersion cannot replace or diminish benefits of regular workers.

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SHS Work Immersion Guidelines

This document outlines the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) policy on work immersion programs for senior high school students. It specifies that work immersion must not exceed 8 hours per day and must follow all safety guidelines. Certain hazardous industries and occupations are prohibited based on DOLE guidelines. Work is only allowed between 8 AM and 5 PM and no more than 4 hours for students under 15 with parental consent. Work immersion cannot replace or diminish benefits of regular workers.

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Policy Directions on

SHS Work Immersion


JOSE S. SANDOVAL
Division Chief
Employment Service Policy and Regulation Division
Bureau of Local Employment
Work Immersion Program
 DOLE issued Labor Advisory 08, Series of 2016,
Protection of Senior High School Students on K to 12
Work Immersion Program.
 The work immersion may be schedule for no
more than 8 cumulative or consecutive hours
per day.

 All applicable safety guidelines of TESDA


and DOLE relevant to the basic education shall apply.

 Work immersion shall not be considered as an


employment arrangement.
Conditions for Work Immersion
 The following conditions shall be observed for SHS work
immersion:

 work immersion shall be allowed only between


8:00 AM and 5:00 PM;
 For students below 15 years old, work
immersion shall not be longer than 4 hours in
any given day, with parental consent,;
 Work immersion shall in no case result to the
replacement of or diminution of benefits of the
workers in the partner enterprise/company.
Hazardous Activities and Industries
• DOLE Department Order No. 149, Series of 2016,
entitled “Guidelines in Assessing and Determining
Hazardous Work in the Employment of Persons Below
18 Years of Age” which details hazardous work and
activities by Occupational Classification and
Industrial Classification.

• Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9231, entitled, “An Act


Providing for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of
Child Labor and Affording Stronger Protection for the
Working Child otherwise known as “Special Protection
of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation, and
Discrimination Act”.
Hazardous Work and Activities
Industrial Classification

SHS students regardless of age shall not be allowed


for work immersion in the following work and activities
under each industrial classification considered
hazardous by DOLE:
Mining and Quarrying

 This includes extraction of minerals occurring


naturally as:
 solids (coals and ores),
 liquid (petroleum), or
 gases (natural gas).
 Extraction can be achieved by different
methods such as:
 underground or surface mining,
 well operation or seabed mining.
Construction
 This includes general construction and
specialized construction activities for buildings
and civil engineering works which includes:
 new work, repair, additions and alterations,
erection of prefabricated buildings or
structures on the site,
 and construction of a temporary nature.
Transportation
and Storage

 This includes provision of passenger or


freight transport, whether scheduled or not, by:
rail, road, water, or air and
 associated activities such as terminal and
parking facilities, cargo handling and storage.

 Also included are the renting of transport


equipment with driver or operator, and
postal and courier activities.
Water Supply and
Waste Management

 This includes activities related to


management of forms of waste, such as:
 solid or non-solid industrial or
 household waste, as well as
 contaminated sites.
Forestry and Logging

 This includes the production of roundwood


for the forest-based manufacturing
industries as well as the extraction and
gathering of wild growing non-wood forest
products.
Fishing and Aquaculture

 This includes capture of fishery and


aquaculture,
 covering the use of fishery resources from
marine, brackish or freshwater environments,
 with the goal of capturing or gathering
fish, crustaceans, mollusks and
other marine organisms and products.
Hunting and Trapping

 This includes hunting and trapping on a


commercial basis, taking of animals (dead or
alive) for:
 food, fur, skin, or for use in research,
 in zoos or as pets
 or production of fur skins, reptile, or bird
skins from hunting or trapping activities.
Security and
Investigation

 This includes security-related services such as:


 investigation and detective services;
 guard and patrol services; or
 picking up and delivering money, receipts, or
other valuable items with personnel and
equipment to protect such properties while in
transit.
Manufacturing*

 alcoholic beverages,
 tobacco,
 pyrotechnics,
 rubber and plastic products,
 chemical products,
 basic metals, and
 weapons and ammunitions.
Hazardous Work and Activities
Occupational Classification

SHS students regardless of age shall not be allowed


for work immersion in the following work and activities
under each occupational classification considered
hazardous by DOLE:
Farmers and
other Plant Growers
 Preparatory activities;
 Tending activities;
 Harvesting activities; and
 Post-harvesting activities.

Animal Producers
 Rearing activities;
 Harvesting activities;
 Post-harvesting activities; and
 Work in slaughterhouse or abattoirs.
Sales and Services
Elementary Occupations
 Use of dangerous power tools;
 Exposure to hazardous materials;
 Exposure to extreme environments;
 Exposure to verbal or physical abuse;
 Lifting of heavy loads;
 Selling of items prohibited to minors; and
 Delivery service-related tasks.
Physical Science, Life Science,
and Health Associate
Professionals

 Operating radiation emitting machines;


 Processing human/animal body fluids; and
 Child as human sample in experiments.
Personal and Protective
Service Workers
 Travel related tasks in dangerous activities;
 Personal care of sick persons and adults;
 Housekeeping-related tasks;
 Restaurant service-related tasks;
 Preparing and serving alcoholic beverages;
 Exposure to sexual abuse; and
 Funeral services.
Customer Service Clerks
 Sales and technical support services; and
 Work in gambling facilities.

Craft and Trade Workers


 Operation of high power machinery;
 Lifting heavy loads;
 Exposure to hazardous materials and
environments; and
 Tasks related to textile and garments.
Policy Directions on
SHS Work Immersion
JOSE S. SANDOVAL
Division Chief
Employment Service Policy and Regulation Division
Bureau of Local Employment

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