Bello disputes ITUC assessment on condition of Filipino workers 0 SHARES Share it! “It is unfortunate that ITUC failed to see the consistent efforts of the government in protecting the welfare of the Filipino workers,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in a statement. Bello said DOLE was also in the process of hiring 500 additional Labor Laws Compliance Officers (LLCOs) to complement the assessment of over 900,000 establishments across the country to ensure compliance to the general labor laws and standards. “DOLE is not sleeping on its job and responsibility to protect the workers, in the same way that we are mandated to encourage businesses to investing more. “To say that the country has drastically regressed in protecting the worker’s rights is a drastically one-sided finding,” added Bello.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 05, 2019 04:41 UTC