MDG=F Exclusive Breastfeeding in the Workplaces, Iloilo City

Aug-8-9, 2011 :  Iloilo City

Seated in Front from left:  FFW-VP for Visayas, Ana Valencia of ILO,

Hon. Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog and

Susanita "Babes" Tesiorna for ALLWIE/S



Mayor Jed Patrick E.  Mabilog, a councilor, Ms. Ana Valencia
of ILO and ALLWIE/S  Babes Tesiorna



     ILO Coordinator for the MDG-Exclusive          

Breastfeeding in The Workplaces, Ana Valencia, 

led the team in conducting two (2) activities.

Just like the other two pilot cities (Zamboanga and 

Naga), the first day is the consultation meeting

with the local implementing partners hosted by the

Regional Office of the Department of Labor and

Employment. The local constituents of the ILO

tripartite constituents : ECOP, Federation of Free

Workers (FFW) and ALLWIE/S, formed the local

Technical Working Group for this project.



Babes Tesiorna, Julius Cainglet of FFW, Roland of ECOP,
RG Crispin of DOLE Reg. 9, Robert Cudal of DOLE-BWSC



        The local TWG is chaired by the ECOP  local chapter.  It was notable that in three cities, the local implementing partners are excited to start the project with a back-to-back  activity of launching and All Workers' Forum very soon.  Level of committments among the local implementing partners are high and

commendable.

         On the second activity, August 9, the team felt the typical warmth of hospitality of the Ilongos during the courtesy meeting with  Hon. Mayor Jed Patrick E.  Mabilog,  his councilors , the Local Health and Nutrition Officers and local implementing partners of
this component.

      
     Ms. Ana Valencia of ILO and Ms. Babes Tesiorna took turns of ILO's committment in setting up lactation station in a public place and presentation of the proposed plan of the local informal sector which was the output of the consultation workshop last year. 

From left:  Robert Cudal of BWSC-DOLE, Julius Cainglet of FFW, Babes Tesiorna of ALLWIE/S,
Dang Buenaventura of ECOP, Ana Valencia of ILO and Ginger of ILO



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