During the House Committee on Appropriations’ budget hearing, Bello answered questions why there are contractual workers within the department itself, which has called for the end of labor-contracting only practices. According to Zarate, it is “ironic” why there are 15 casual workers, 228 contractual employees, and 2,071 job orders inside DOLE. Bello further explained the differences between the public and private sectors, and insisted that some situations call for hiring contractual workers even in government. In previous budget hearings, Bello has also admitted that DOLE has contractual workers. /jpvREAD: Bello: Dole has 686 contractual employeesADVERTISEMENT

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 30, 2018 05:26 UTC