DIF Vallarta Carries Out First Child Labor Prevention Tour NoticiasPV
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Over two days they went to specific areas, identifying twenty-two children and adolescents performing a labor activity or commercial sale.

To protect the integrity and rights of children and adolescents, as well as to avoid possible risks, by instructions of the President of the Municipal DIF System of Puerto Vallarta, Maria de Jesus Lopez Delgado, the first preventive operation was carried out with two days of travel, identifying twenty-two children who were with their parents or unaccompanied exercising some commercial activity.

With the participation of representatives of the Municipal Regulations Department, Public Security of the Crime Prevention area and the Office of the Attorney for the Protection of Children and Adolescents of the Municipal DIF System, accompanied by a team of legal advisors, social workers and psychologists, on March 3 and 5, the authorities that make up the commission of the operation went to Col. Emiliano Zapata, known as the "romantic zone", where they approached children and adolescents who had handcrafted merchandise, diverse articles and sweets for sale.

In total, seventeen warnings were issued to the parents of the children who were working, in compliance with the provisions of Article 175 section IV of the Federal Labor Law, making them aware of the rights of their children and the objective of eradicating child labor, in addition to informing them about the various services available in the DIF System to provide comprehensive support if required.

At the end of the tours, the Director of the Municipal DIF System, Roberto Ramos Vázquez, said that through the first tours it was also identified the need to provide comprehensive care under the same line of work and to have a register of children and adolescents who sell products or offer any service, prioritizing the integrity of the child and their family environment from a humanitarian perspective.

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