IT’S FINAL | Security of Tenure bill has been vetoed—Palace
PRESIDENT Duterte has indeed vetoed the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill, Malacañang confirmed on Friday morning, after issuing conflicting advisories late Thursday.
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PRESIDENT Duterte has indeed vetoed the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill, Malacañang confirmed on Friday morning, after issuing conflicting advisories late Thursday.
NONREGULAR, insecure, unprotected and disposable. This is how angry trade unionists describe “contractual” jobs, such as those held by the endo, or 5-5-5, workers and other short-term project hires.
Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III signed on March 16 Department Order (DO) 174, or the Rules Implementing Articles 106-109 of the Labor Code, after months of consultations with both labor and management, pursuant to the promise of President Duterte to end illegal contracting and endo. The new DO supersedes the much-assailed DO 18-A, which was oftentimes circumvented to allow various forms of contractual arrangements and end-of-contract schemes.
The government’s plan to end endo, or contractualization, could lead to layoffs and greater inequality in the country, according to a study released by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).
By David Cagahastian & Catherine N. Pillas
By Leilani S. Junio / Philippines News Agency
The Philippine Association of Legitimate Service Contractors (Palscon) linked up with other groups with the hopes of sending a united voice to end the illegal-employment practice of “contractualization” or “end of contract,” more popularly known in the country as endo and “5-5-5.”
Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod urged private-sector workers to support and cooperate with the government in eliminating endo and other prohibited labor practices in the country.
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