Heeding President Rodrigo Duterte’s call, Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel assured on Tuesday that the Senate would prioritize the passage of a new Labor Code that would further strengthen workers’ security of tenure. Focus on ending illegal contractualization,” the Senate leader said in a viber message to reporters. But it should be noted that the President reiterated his call to end ‘endo’ and illegal contractualization,” Villanueva said in statement. The senator has likewise vowed that the Senate would enact a law that will end labor abuses and promote workers’ right to security of tenure. Duterte earlier signed an EO which prohibits illegal contracting and subcontracting, and ensures workers’ right to security.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 01, 2018 05:48 UTC