Workers To Get “Surprise” From President Duterte On Labor Day
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that
President Rodrigo Duterte may have a surprise for workers on May 1, Labor Day.
“We are preparing an announcement by the President to
address the issue of wages para naman may maibigay siyang regalo pagdating ng
Mayo 1,” said Labor and Employment Silvestre Bello III at a press conference in
Manila Wednesday afternoon, April 26, regarding the government’s preparations
for the commemoration of 115th Labor Day.
But, he did not give any specific details as to what would
be the possible benefits for the workers.
“We are honored that the President himself will be gracing
our main Labor Day celebration,” Chief Bello said.
The Chief Executive will be leading the Labor Day assembly
and dialogue with workers at the People’s Park in Davao City.
“The President, together with labor officials will meet
trade union leaders from the national and local federations to discuss and
address labor and employment issues and concerns,” he said.
The meeting will be followed by a Labor Day Assembly which
will be attended by about 10,000 workers.
During the activities a house and lot from the Home
Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) and 15 tricycle units from the Philippine
Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Overseas Workers Welfare
Administration (OWWA), and Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) will be
raffled.
The activity replicates the Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan
(TNK) initiative of the DOLE and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI),
which aims to bring employment opportunities and entrepreneurship at the
grassroots level, hence the localization of the job and business fairs.
There will be a total of 201,811 employment opportunities
from 1,138 participating employers composed of 8 government agencies, 889 local
companies, and 241 overseas employers.
Among the vacancies, 3,422 are in the government sector;
while in the private sector 69,944 are local jobs and 128,445 are overseas
employment.
Workers To Get “Surprise” From President Duterte On Labor Day
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