Support to Workers Safety Nets

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Support to Workers Safety Nets
09 February 2009 Malacañan Palace, Manila
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SAFETY NETS Supporting Workers Affected by Global
Crisis
(Multi-sectoral consultations outputs)
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SAFETY NETS Supporting Workers Affected by Global
Crisis
(Multi-sectoral consultations outputs)
Provision of Livelihood Assistance
Provision of Emergency Employment Assistance
Creation of Wage Employment Opportunities
Provision of Training and Education
Assistance
Assistance to Affected Workers with Financial
Obligations
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SAFETY NETS Supporting Workers Affected by Global
Crisis
(Multi-sectoral consultations outputs)
Provision of Livelihood Assistance
Provision of Emergency Employment Assistance
Creation of Wage Employment Opportunities
Provision of Training and Education
Assistance
Assistance to Affected Workers with Financial
Obligations
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SAFETY NETS Supporting Workers Affected by Global
Crisis
(Multi-sectoral consultations outputs)
Provision of Livelihood Assistance
Provision of Emergency Employment Assistance
Creation of Wage Employment Opportunities
Provision of Training and Education
Assistance
Assistance to Affected Workers with Financial
Obligations
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SAFETY NETS Supporting Workers Affected by Global
Crisis
(Multi-sectoral consultations outputs)
Provision of Livelihood Assistance
Provision of Emergency Employment Assistance
Creation of Wage Employment Opportunities
Provision of Training and Education
Assistance
Assistance to Affected Workers with Financial
Obligations
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SAFETY NETS Supporting Workers Affected by Global
Crisis
(Multi-sectoral consultations outputs)
Provision of Livelihood Assistance
Provision of Emergency Employment Assistance
Creation of Wage Employment Opportunities
Provision of Training and Education
Assistance
Assistance to Affected Workers with Financial
Obligations
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SAFETY NETS Supporting Workers Affected by Global
Crisis
(Multi-sectoral consultations outputs)

• Government Agencies allocation of at least 1.5
  of the 2009 operating budget solely for the
  temporary hiring of displaced workers and their
  dependents.
• LGU-based one-stop worker assistance centers in
  municipalities/cities severely affected by the
  crisis.
• Public-private partnership to facilitate job
  placement / training and retooling of affected
  workers.
• PMAP PESOPHIL Federation profiling of displaced
  workers and identifying job vacancies
• FFCCCII, PCCI, PALSCON, Local/Foreign Chambers,
  LRAs/PRAs assistance in information dissemination
  on assistance packages and in job placements and
• TUCP, FFW, other trade unions, workers orgs., to
  act as conduits of GO for information
  dissemination on assistance packages, for
  training retooling and livelihood projects.
• PhilHealth extension of validity of health
  insurance coverage to displaced workers, from the
  present 3 months to 1 year from termination,
  without requiring additional premium.
• COCOPEA extension of free medical and dental
  services to affected workers under its integrated
  medical mission.
• DSWD PMAP to provide free psycho-social
  counseling for workers coping with job loss.

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SAFETY NETS Supporting Workers Affected by Global
Crisis
(Multi-sectoral consultations outputs)

• LGUs DILG to work closely with POEA and
  partner-NGOs on an intensified campaign against
  illegal recruitment and human trafficking.
• Inter-Agency Council Against Human Trafficking
  strengthening.
• DOLE intensification of its capability-building
  programs for the informal sector and organized
  labor and conduct of inspection visits to ensure
  that safety and health issues and principles of
  decent work are not short changed in the name of
  the financial crisis..
• NLRC acceleration of the disposition of cases
  while giving due attention to cases involving
  displacements due to the financial crisis.
• LGUs, DTI DOLE ROs setting up of joint
  monitoring teams to ensure quick response and
  access to free legal advice and voluntary
  arbitration to workers affected by the global
  crisis particularly those who are non-union
  members.
• DFA instruction to all post posts overseas to
  monitor immigration and labor policies that
  affect migrant workers and dissemination of the
  same to the Filipino communities while
  undertaking regular dialogues with OFW leaders,
  foreign employers, and the host government
  involved.