Movimiento de Adolescentes y Niños Trabajadores Hijos de Obreros Cristianos (MANTHOC)

According to the International Labour Organization, there are roughly 2 million child workers, aged 6 to 17 years, in Peru. Fighting for their daily existence, these children do not have access to basic education or any kind of training for a trade.

This is exactly why the organization MANTHOC was founded in Lima in 1978, to help these children get off the streets. Today, this movement includes 5,000 child workers. It seeks to defend their rights and those of all child workers and improve the quality of their lives. Thanks to MANTHOC, the legal working age was raised from 7 to 14. It also offers workshops where youth learn how to run small businesses, from recycling to making greeting cards.

Asociación Civil LABOR

LABOR focuses on initiatives related to gender, family, ecology, culture and human rights. For the past 22 years, LABOR has played an active role in improving the living conditions of people in Lima and the southern region of Peru.

Listen to Gladys Huaman Gora, a member of LABOR, discuss the organization’s collaboration with Development and Peace.