NonWage Benefits

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Non-Wage Benefits

• Towards augmenting workers income

National Wages and Productivity Commission
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Overview

• Need for NWB
• Package of NWB
• Existing DOLE programs
• Proposed measures
• Legislative action

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Non Wage Benefits

• Package of interventions to
• Cushion the impact of high and rising prices on
  workers purchasing power
• Augment increases granted under the 2008 wage
  issuances
• Total Package Wage NWB

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Non-Wage Benefit Measures
Administrative Measures
Legislative Measures
Existing DOLE Programs
Proposed/New Programs
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ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES
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Education and Training
Livelihood Program/ Financial Assistance
Existing DOLE Programs
Employment
Wages
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Education and Training

• Private Education Students Fund Assistance
  (PESFA)
• President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
  Training-for-Work Scholarship Program (PGMA-TWSP)
• Self-Reliant Organization for Comprehensive
  Agrarian Reform Program (SRO-CARP) (DOLE/DAR)
• Productivity E-Learning Resource Center

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Livelihood Program/Financial Assistance

• Workers Income Augmentation Program (WIN-AP or
  Dagdag Kabuhayan para sa mga Manggagawa)
• Unlad Kabuhayan Program Laban sa Kahirapan
  (Worktrep Program)
• Workers Organization and Development Program
  (WODP)
• Social Amelioration Program (SAP)
• DOLE Adjustment Measures Program (DOLE-AMP)

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Employment

• Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES)
• Work Appreciation Program
• Tulong Alalay sa Taong May Kapansanan
• PHIL-JOBNET
• Employment Kiosk

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Wages

• Issuance of 2008 Wage Orders last June-July
• Granted P10 P20 per day wage increase

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NEW INTIATIVES
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DISKWENTO Presyong Panalo ang Empleyado

• Improving workers access to basic consumer
  products at affordable prices

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Objectives

• Retail outlets selling basic food and non-food
  consumer products at affordable/discounted prices
• Held every 1st and 15th of the month from August
  to December 2008
• In partnership with DTI and manufacturers/supplier
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• Similar initiatives to be pursued in areas
  outside Metro Manila

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Launching of Diskwento

• Highway 54 premises along EDSA fronting SM
  Megamall last August 1, from 7am to 8pm
• Over a thousand buyers
• Participated in by SMC, URC, Universal Canning,
  Purefoods, Gardenia, etc

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Other Sites and Schedule

• Aug 15 Bonifacio Shrine (Manila)
• Sept 1 FTI
• Sept 15 Quezon City
• October 1 Valenzuela
• October 15 Las Pinas
• November 15 Makati (Filipinas Heritage)
• December 2 Marikina
• December 15, 16, 17 Luneta Park
• In the future, mobile caravans will be deployed
  in work centers such as EPZs, factory zones, etc.
  to enhance employees access
• To be conducted every 1st and 15th of each month
  for 2008.

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DISKWENTO Sellers Guidelines

• Ingress is at 630am and egress is at 830pm.
• Sellers shall sell products at low or discounted
  rates/factory prices on retail basis only.
• Selling of products is allowed only in their
  assigned area.
• Sellers shall provide their own display shelves.
• Sellers shall be accountable for all products
  brought in.
• Only 2 sellers are allowed per tent. They should
  not be allowed to leave their areas unmanned.
• Sellers are required to wear their I.D. at all
  times.

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DISKWENTO Sellers Guidelines

• Sellers are required to put price tags
• Sellers are required to issue Official Receipts
  or sales invoices
• After each sale, sellers should indicate the
  total purchase of each buyer in the buyers
  voucher.
• No seller shall be allowed to pack up, unless its
  egress time.

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DISKWENTO Buyers Guidelines

• Each buyer shall be allowed to buy items of up to
  P1,500.00 only.
• Each buyer, after showing proof of employment
  (i.e. company I.D.) shall be given a buyers
  voucher, where he can log his purchases.
• Buyer shall present the voucher to seller, who
  will then list the total amount of purchases
  made.
• No wholesaling of products shall be allowed.

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NFA RICE DISTRIBUTION

• Enhancing workers access to NFA subsidized rice

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NFA Subsidized Rice

• NFA rice distribution to labor federations such
  as AFW, NATU, AWATU, TUPAS, PTGWO, TUCP
• In coordination with DA/NFA
• Started last May

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PLEDGING SESSIONS
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Pledging Sessions

• Advocacy measure to raise corporate awareness and
  commitment to provide NWBs to their workers
• In coordination with local and foreign chambers
• In partnership with concerned government agencies
  with enrolled programs

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Government Enrolled Programs
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INITIATIVES IN CALABARZON
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CALABARZON Initiatives

• MOA between DOLE and 42 companies in CALABARZON
  July 17
• Committed to provide their workers NWBs
• Will benefit 39,000 workers
• Includes
• Bigasang Bayan, Botika ng Bayan, training and
  livelihood programs
• GMA-High Value Commercial Crops Program (
  GMA-HVCC) c/o DA
• Tindahan Natin c/o DSWD
• WINAP
• DOLE-AMP
• WODP

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• National Food Authority (NFA)
• Make NFA rice available to private and
  government employees at prevailing NFA prices
• For firms to directly distribute
• P 25.00/kilo _at_25 kilos/sack (US, Thai Rice)-P625
• P 35.00/kilo _at_25 kilos/sack (Prem Qlty Rice)P875
• P 15.00/sack Delivery charge
• 1 sack/mo./worker or 2 sacks every 2 mos.
  (private)
• P 13.00/kilo govt subsidy - equiv. commercial
  price

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• National Food Authority (NFA)
• Institutionalize NFA rice outlet in private
  companies at Wholesale Price
• For firms with cooperatives/commissary (as NFA
  accredited outlets)
• P 23.00/kilo _at_25 kilos/sack (US, Thai
  Rice)-P575.00
• P 15.00/sack delivery charge
• 1 sack/mo./worker or 2 sacks every 2 mos.
  (private)

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• National Food Authority (NFA)
• Field of rolling stores where the companies
  are located

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• Department of Agriculture (DA)
• Implement the GMA-HVCC
• Conduct trainings on vegetable production and
  organic farming /composting
• Distribution of vegetable seeds to
  beneficiaries

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• Department of Health (DOH)
• Implement Botika Para sa Mangagawa
• Ensure availability of affordable, safe,
  effective and quality essential drugs in the
  workplace P25,000 worth of over the counter
  medicines
• Price is about 50 lower than the branded
  medicines
• Provide training to company pharmacist

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• Commission on Higher Education CHED)
• Make available the following
• Scholarship Program
• Grant-in Aids Program
• Loan Programs

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• Department of Education (DEPed)
• Encourage private schools to offer scholarship
  programs
• Provide training programs and seminars on
  pre-school program to the day care center
  teachers

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• Technical Education Skills Development Authority
  (TESDA)
• - Provide the following
• Private Education Students Funds Assistance
• PGMA Training for Work Scholarship Program
• Livelihood Training Programs

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• National Housing Authority (NHA)
• Implement the following
• Local Housing Program
• Resettlement Program
• Community-Based Housing Program

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• Department of Energy (DOE)
• Holding of seminars1) energy safety practices
  and efficiency measures and 2) basic occupational
  safety and health
• Offer to deserving Engineering, Geology,
  Chemistry Economics students the Iskolar ng
  Bayan Program
• Extend business and employment opportunities
  under the Gasoline Station Lending on Financial
  and Training Assistance Program

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• Department of Social Welfare and Development
  (DSWD)
• Assist the establishments in putting up
• Tindahan Natin
• Day Care Center

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• Department of the Interior and Local Government
  (DILG)
• Enjoin the LGUs to support the peoples
  organizations, NGOs, and other groups
  implementing the Non-Wage Benefits Program

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
• Assist the establishment of business
  enterprises thru
• Micro Small and Medium Enterprise Development
• On-line Business Name / Trade Registration
• Consumer Welfare

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SALIENT PROVISIONS OF THE MOA

• Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)
• Provide venue for the information campaign on the
  non-wage benefits package of intervention for the
  locators

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End of presentation

• Department of Labor and Employment
• NATIONAL WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION