Solon hopes for approval of bill establishing pension fund for farmers 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Charissa Luci-AtienzaDeputy Speaker and AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep. Sharon Garin expressed hope Thursday that the incoming 18th Congress will prioritize the approval of the proposed Agricultural Pension Trust Fund Act to help uplift the lives of marginalized farmers and agricultural workers. She batted that the farmers and agricultural workers should be included in the government’s pension programs and benefits. Garin has been seeking the passage of House Bill 6360 or the proposed Agricultural Pension Trust Fund Act to establish the Agricultural Pension Fund to provide pension benefits to agricultural workers, farmers, and fisherfolks. Agricultural workers also make up 26.1 percent of the country’s labor force or to around 11.29 million workers, Garin noted.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 25, 2019 03:56 UTC