TUCP CRITICIZES EMPLOYERS AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE FOR OPPOSING SECURITY OF TENURE BILL
By Ver M. Garcia
Diliman, Quezon City-- While imperfect the law will still regularize hundreds of thousands of workers, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP Partylist) believes the proposed Security of Tenure (SOT) law falls short of ending contractualization (Labor Contracting). But TUCP, keenly aware that the bicameral process was shortcircuited, views the proposed law as a good start while it readies more amendments to tighten some of its provisions.
'We prefer the proposed Security of Tenure law be signed by the President rather than remain silent while the employers and economic managers, not satisfied in stamping out the intent of the bill, can not even give a few morsels to the workers, truly reprehensible.' The proposed Security of Tenure law is abhorred by practically all employers because it categorically prohibits labor-only contracting (LOC). It provides a far clearer definition of what labor-only contracting is, including the business of mere recruitment and placement of workers.' TUCP Partylist Rep. Raymond Mendoza said.
'The current widespread practice of agencies and contractors is the mere recruitment and placement of workers and the creation of dummy employers. Contractors or agencies earn from cuts on worker's benefits and service fees by acting as dummy employers to hide the real employers from complying with the law on regularization. This protects them from regularizing their workers and complying with minimum wage and other benefits. This is not addressed in the current law nor can it be solved by DOLE Department Order No. 174 and Executive Order No. 51 which both failed to address the problem of endo, Employers do not want the activity of mere recruitment and placement of workers as prohibited labor-only contracting, as this will lead to the regularization of an estimated nine (9) million endo workers. This to them is anti-business,' added Mendoza.
Under current laws, agency violators are not penalized. The proposed SOT law will penalize violators up to a P5M fine for LOC including the closure of the agency or contractor business, in addition to the regularization of all deployed employees to the principal.
Labor leader and AWATU- All Workers Alliance Trade Union National President and Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Vice-Pres. Temistocles S. Dejon, Jr. stresses a point in the concluded labor meeting.
In addition... According to AWATU Pres. Temistocles Dejon, Jr., the passage of Labor Code in 1974 that allows contracting and subcontracting was illegal. Its regulation has failed to protect the rights of workers from abuse and exploitation of the business owners and employers. Contractualization deprived and left a lot of workers with no Social Security and security of tenure and without the benefits of Healthcare and Pag-ibig housing privileges.
Rep. Raymond Mendoza ended, 'that contractualization clashes with the principle of social justice enshrined in our Constitution and must be criminalized. This house bill legislative proposal provides penal provisions against violators. It is the deepest hope of Filipino workers that this bill will be immediately enacted. (VerGarciaBlogs)
By Ver M. Garcia
An interview with Cong. Raymond Mendoza, Jr. regarding their stand to end labor contracting (HB. 4444), together with AWATU National President Tim Dejon, Jr., an AWATU's anniversary celebration.
Diliman, Quezon City-- While imperfect the law will still regularize hundreds of thousands of workers, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP Partylist) believes the proposed Security of Tenure (SOT) law falls short of ending contractualization (Labor Contracting). But TUCP, keenly aware that the bicameral process was shortcircuited, views the proposed law as a good start while it readies more amendments to tighten some of its provisions.
'We prefer the proposed Security of Tenure law be signed by the President rather than remain silent while the employers and economic managers, not satisfied in stamping out the intent of the bill, can not even give a few morsels to the workers, truly reprehensible.' The proposed Security of Tenure law is abhorred by practically all employers because it categorically prohibits labor-only contracting (LOC). It provides a far clearer definition of what labor-only contracting is, including the business of mere recruitment and placement of workers.' TUCP Partylist Rep. Raymond Mendoza said.
'The current widespread practice of agencies and contractors is the mere recruitment and placement of workers and the creation of dummy employers. Contractors or agencies earn from cuts on worker's benefits and service fees by acting as dummy employers to hide the real employers from complying with the law on regularization. This protects them from regularizing their workers and complying with minimum wage and other benefits. This is not addressed in the current law nor can it be solved by DOLE Department Order No. 174 and Executive Order No. 51 which both failed to address the problem of endo, Employers do not want the activity of mere recruitment and placement of workers as prohibited labor-only contracting, as this will lead to the regularization of an estimated nine (9) million endo workers. This to them is anti-business,' added Mendoza.
Under current laws, agency violators are not penalized. The proposed SOT law will penalize violators up to a P5M fine for LOC including the closure of the agency or contractor business, in addition to the regularization of all deployed employees to the principal.
In addition... According to AWATU Pres. Temistocles Dejon, Jr., the passage of Labor Code in 1974 that allows contracting and subcontracting was illegal. Its regulation has failed to protect the rights of workers from abuse and exploitation of the business owners and employers. Contractualization deprived and left a lot of workers with no Social Security and security of tenure and without the benefits of Healthcare and Pag-ibig housing privileges.
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