ALMOST 10,000 additional workers have recently lost their jobs, according to the latest displacement report of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
From September 1 to 7, 2020, the number of permanently displaced workers registered by DOLE rose from 180,207 to 190,024.
This is the third weekly displacement report showing increases in the number of permanently displaced workers.
On August 24, 2020, DOLE reported 6,640 displaced workers, and on August 31, 2020, it tallied 9,082 jobless employees.
Areas of concentration
Most of the 9,817 workers who became unemployed last week were from Metro Manila (4,687) and Central Visayas (2,313).
In terms of industries, these permanently displaced were concentrated in the following industries: manufacturing (2,809); construction (2,034); accommodation and food service activities (1,137); and other services activities (1,601).
Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay said a possible explanation to the trend is the growing number of businesses which could no longer sustain their operations because of the protracted community quarantine, which started in March.
“It could be more business losses, which they incurred even with their gradual opening. They also have less customers as people prioritize essential needs as many of the workers are now unemployed,” Tutay told the BusinessMirror in a Viber message.
Temporary displacement
There was also an increasing number of workers affected by temporary displacement in the last three weeks.
As of Monday, DOLE said the number of workers who were affected by flexible work arrangement or temporary closure rose to 25,391. This brings the overall number of temporarily displaced workers to 3,140,651.
The number of temporarily displaced workers were at 3,115,260 (August 31) and 3,096,461 (August 24).
Additional funding
To address this growing displacement, DOLE is eyeing its budget from the Bayanihan 2 bill and its proposed 2021 National Expenditure Program (NEP).
Militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), however, said the agency will need additional funding to provide sufficient aid to the thousands of displaced workers.
It is pushing for the passage of the Makabayan Bloc’s House Bill 7590 or the Unemployment Benefits Act, which provides displaced workers in the public and private sector with a minimum of P10,000 cash aid.
“This is a very welcome act from our patriotic and pro-people representatives in Congress. The bill, once enacted into law, will provide very much needed relief to our countrymen now amid the pandemic,” KMU chairman Elmer Labog said in a statement.
Image credits: AP/Aaron Favila
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