The International Labour Organization’s High-Level Tripartite Mission government representative Thomas Mikael Janson (left) and other delegates were received by Labor Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma on January 23.
The HLTM is authorized to make further inquiries on the Philippine government’s state of compliance with ILO Convention No. 87, or the “Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize.”
Laguesma ensured the Department of Labor and Employment’s full cooperation and assistance so that the mission will meet its objectives.
(JEROME SAJISE/DOLE/IPS)