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| Susanita "Babes" Tesiorna, President of ALLWIE/S and President of Informal Sector Coalition of the Phils. |
Hundreds of informal economy workers and leaders of vendors, tricycle, trisikad, non-corporate construction workers, homeworkers, and other informal economy workers flocked to the Occupational Safety and Health Center to join the historic celebration of Informal Labor Day 2012.
Yes, it is HISTORY, according to Ms. Babes Tesiorna who, under the TUCP informal Sector Program, started the policy, program, representation revolution in the government to empower the informal economy workers and the child labor towards protection, representation and development. She recalled how her center worked for the Proclamation No. 1213, series of 1998 and how the first celebration of it was conducted in the TUCP-PGEA Compound, in 1999, participated by five (5) project areas, tripartite partners and government agencies, in a scenario then called by NAPC as a convergence strategy in poverty alleviation. She also recalled that year after year, the day was celebrated by advocates like PATAMABA, Homenet Phils., UP-SOLAIR, ISP, KAKASAHA, MAGCAISA and other partners.
Today, the Informal Labor Day celebration is being instutionalized by the Department of Labor and Employment. No less than the Hon. Sec. Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, in her speech, declared that from now on, the Informal Labor Day will be always celebrated by the Department of Labor in convergence with other government agencies on its day, May 6, 2012. She announced the magnitude of the workers in this sector contributing at least 40% to the GDP, and yet less protected and underserved by the government's services and programs. In her department, she said that they were able to reach only 176,000 informal sector workers through their livelihood program. Much has to be done.
Yes, it is HISTORY, according to Ms. Babes Tesiorna who, under the TUCP informal Sector Program, started the policy, program, representation revolution in the government to empower the informal economy workers and the child labor towards protection, representation and development. She recalled how her center worked for the Proclamation No. 1213, series of 1998 and how the first celebration of it was conducted in the TUCP-PGEA Compound, in 1999, participated by five (5) project areas, tripartite partners and government agencies, in a scenario then called by NAPC as a convergence strategy in poverty alleviation. She also recalled that year after year, the day was celebrated by advocates like PATAMABA, Homenet Phils., UP-SOLAIR, ISP, KAKASAHA, MAGCAISA and other partners.
Today, the Informal Labor Day celebration is being instutionalized by the Department of Labor and Employment. No less than the Hon. Sec. Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, in her speech, declared that from now on, the Informal Labor Day will be always celebrated by the Department of Labor in convergence with other government agencies on its day, May 6, 2012. She announced the magnitude of the workers in this sector contributing at least 40% to the GDP, and yet less protected and underserved by the government's services and programs. In her department, she said that they were able to reach only 176,000 informal sector workers through their livelihood program. Much has to be done.
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| Hon. Sec. Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz |
In terms of social security, the informal sector got new champion, Hon. Bong Malonzo, an SSS Commissioner, who was so patient listening to the sectoral leaders to be able to come out for a program. Babes Tesiorna, as she presented the output of the vendors announced that the NAPC Workers in the Informal Sector Council opposes the 100 % increase of Phil Health Premiums making it P2,400 for the sponsored, individual paying members, overseas contract workers and even the indigents. She called for the support of everybody of NAPC-WISC Resolution No. 1213, series of 1998 .
The five lead convenors of NAPC-Workers in the informal sector council were incharge of the mobilization of sub-sectoral leaders and took turns of presenting the workshop outputs of April 26, 2012 as the main agenda towards a dialogue with Pres. Noy Aquino.
Full of fun for the informal sector leaders with almost all of them winning raffle prizes and well entertained by PAGCOR entertainers and beautiful cultural dances by the NLRC.
Are we now at par with the formal labor with such recognition? Today is another beginning of more advocacy and organizing work, said Babes Tesiorna, President of ALLWIE/S..
Thank you DOLE!!! Mabuhay ang Informal Sector.
The five lead convenors of NAPC-Workers in the informal sector council were incharge of the mobilization of sub-sectoral leaders and took turns of presenting the workshop outputs of April 26, 2012 as the main agenda towards a dialogue with Pres. Noy Aquino.
Full of fun for the informal sector leaders with almost all of them winning raffle prizes and well entertained by PAGCOR entertainers and beautiful cultural dances by the NLRC.
Are we now at par with the formal labor with such recognition? Today is another beginning of more advocacy and organizing work, said Babes Tesiorna, President of ALLWIE/S..
Thank you DOLE!!! Mabuhay ang Informal Sector.
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