Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Pakistan Officials' Study on Homeworkers

          The Department of Labor, the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns specifically, was one of the stop of the group of Pakistani Officials who were on tour to study about the homeworkers.  The said officials were high ranking from the Pakistan Ministry of Labour.

          Susanita "Babes" G.  Tesiorna, President of ALLWIE/S was one of those invited to speak before the officials on Nov. 30, 2010 and she was tasked to share to the Pakistani officials how the national government agencies and the workers in the informal sector works as development partners in maintreaming to the national legislation, local government legislation and programs and projects.  She focused on RA 8425 or the Anti-Poverty Alleviation Act of 2008 which is implemented as the National Anti-Poverty Commission.  She  also explained, structural organization especially on the partnership between the informal sector and the Department of Labour. 

          On the homeworkers, she cited data on industrial homeworkers, the DOLE Department Order No. 5 which provides protection for the workers and informed the Guests that the Triapartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) already signed the endorsement for the ratification of the ILO Convention 177.

          Mr. Robert Cudal, from the Bureau of Workers and Special Concerns, presented also the projects on SSS for the informal sector and its roll-out to provinces.  Dir. Chita Cilindro of the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns hosted the whole morning orientation program.

  

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