The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) signed a new partnership agreement with the support of the Government of Japan that will assist over 30,000 Filipino workers in returning to work amid the pandemic and typhoon-hit areas in the country.
It will promote occupational health and safety, strengthen digital skills and entrepreneurship, and expand access to internet connectivity.
Funded by the Japanese government, the new memorandum of agreement (MOA) aims to boost the productivity and employability of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and operate safely under the prolonged community quarantine and adapt to the new normal business environment with improved workplace safety and health practices.
This will support the country’s National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS), which targets restoring business confidence through safe and healthy workplaces and upgrading workers’ digital skills.
Khalid Hassan, the ILO country director, said, “The ILO will partner with DOLE, workers and employers to promote safe and healthy workplaces and to provide digital business development and financial services.”
Nakata Masahiro, the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines, said that MSMEs must be equipped to adapt to the new normal for a steady recovery that will benefit both enterprises and workers.
Under this partnership, DOLE will support the operationalization of the training programs, lead the project’s governance mechanism, and sustain the interdisciplinary knowledge management system. On the other hand, the ILO will be responsible for developing training materials and providing capacity building for the national trainers endorsed by DOLE and other project partners and the overall monitoring of the succeeding training of entrepreneurs.
DOLE chief Silvestre Bello III said the synergy among stakeholders remains pivotal as the government pursues initiatives that create, sustain, and transform jobs beyond the pandemic.
Government of Japan, M. of F.A. (2021). Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal Businesses Safely and Digitally. [online] www.ilo.org. Available at: https://www.ilo.org/manila/projects/WCMS_814829/lang–en/index.htm.
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