DOLE to look into 5,150 firms for ‘endo’THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has targeted an initial of 5,150 contractors and subcontractors for assessment this year as part of its strategy to end illegitimate forms of contracting and subcontracting, among other short-term employment arrangements. Endo or “555” is a work arrangement in which workers are hired for only five months, without security of tenure. Bello also directed DOLE regional directors to ensure that the department’s labor law compliance officers are doing their tasks of inspecting all establishments, including contractors and subcontractors, in their regions. “Our commitment to President Duterte is to reduce endo or ‘555’ by 50 percent in six months. Bello disclosed that the target contractors and subcontractors have under their wings 416,343 workers, as he stressed that the DOLE recognizes that illegitimate “contractualization” or “endo” practices exist in both bilateral and trilateral employment relationships.

Source: Manila Times August 07, 2016 14:37 UTC