The Magna Carta Informal Sector Alliance (MAGCAISA), a loose alliance of twenty-three 23 organizations organized to advocate for the passage of HB 768 otherwise known as "An Act Providing for a Magna Carta of Workers in the Informal Employment, Institutionalizing Mechanisms For Implementation Thereof And For Other Purpose held a planning workshop at Adarna Restaurant, Dec. 1, 2010 and hosted by the Democratic Socialist Women in the Philippines. It is a consolidated bill of Representative Juan Edgardo Angara, Representative Danilo Ramon Fernandez and Representative Lorenzo Tanada III.
Other organizations who participated were from the Free Trade Alliance. Susanita Tesiorna, President of ALLWIES is one of the members of MAGCAISA in her representation as KAKASAHA President. There was also discussion on current bills in both legislative houses that would effect the lives of
the workers in the informal employment. A plan was crafted for the passage of the HB 768. The review of Labor Code was also discussed and Susanita Tesiorna and Josephine Parilla informed the body of their participation to the DOLE-ILS process on the Labor Code review. However, the two ladies raised also concerns that they do not have the knowledge if their inputs were included in the amendatory bill. Tesiorna also informed the body that they proposed addition Book in the Labor Code that will deal on informal labor issues and concerns that are not provided in the current Labor Code. Tesiorna further informed the group that in their NAPC-WISC representatation, they have installed nine (9) Sub-Committees in the RDC for the informal economy which needs to be sustained.
It was also agreed to participate as Resource Persons during the HOR TWG of the Committee on Labour on eight bills on Security of Tenure on Dec. 8.
Other organizations who participated were from the Free Trade Alliance. Susanita Tesiorna, President of ALLWIES is one of the members of MAGCAISA in her representation as KAKASAHA President. There was also discussion on current bills in both legislative houses that would effect the lives of
the workers in the informal employment. A plan was crafted for the passage of the HB 768. The review of Labor Code was also discussed and Susanita Tesiorna and Josephine Parilla informed the body of their participation to the DOLE-ILS process on the Labor Code review. However, the two ladies raised also concerns that they do not have the knowledge if their inputs were included in the amendatory bill. Tesiorna also informed the body that they proposed addition Book in the Labor Code that will deal on informal labor issues and concerns that are not provided in the current Labor Code. Tesiorna further informed the group that in their NAPC-WISC representatation, they have installed nine (9) Sub-Committees in the RDC for the informal economy which needs to be sustained.It was also agreed to participate as Resource Persons during the HOR TWG of the Committee on Labour on eight bills on Security of Tenure on Dec. 8.
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