Parents going abroad will have to prove they left children under guardianship

The parents who go abroad will be asked to show a certificate proving that they left the children in the care of a guardian when crossing the border. This will happen if the governmental commission for the protection of children who remained without parental care accepts to introduce this point in the National Plan of Action for Child Protection. The proposal was submitted by Minister of Labor, Social Protection and Family Valentina Buliga, Info-Prim Neo reports. “When the parents go abroad, they must place their children in somebody's care,” Valentina Buliga said, voicing hope that the move will make the parents more responsible. There will be worked out a mechanism whereby the children's rights protection divisions will monitor and support these children. The plan will be approved in a special meeting of the Government on May 31. According to the Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Family, each tenth child has one or both of the parents working abroad. About 50,000 children were left under guardianship.