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TUCP bats for security of tenure bill

By Vito Barcelo He added: "The measue will also bill without the interference from
reduce Adining costs for firms who are the Palace.
HE labor group Trade Union Congress of the constantly refitting a new workforce as The Presidential Legislative Liaison
Philippines said at least 10,000 flv-bv riight
10.000 fly-by riisht they phase out workers wl:rl*e 'Endo' Office assureid the TUCP that President
contracts have run out. lt means having Rodrigo Duterte would not veto the an-
third party labor contractors would be affbcted an experienced and loyal workforce for. ti-Endo Security of Tenure that would
once the Security of Tenure Bill was approved by €mployers heating their workers fairly. be tackled by the bicarirral conference
President Rodrigo Duterte. ' After all, our labor market model committ€e this coming Wednesday af-
should not be sweatshop counties like ter it was passed 15-0 vote by the Sen-
Bangladesh. By equipping our work- ate last week.
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"Thesearethe ones who are operating the business climate in dre country, ers widi world-class labor standards, TUCP vice president Louie Cor-
illegally by hiring wor*em and supply- .lln dre part oflabor,0re bifl wili incefl-
we help our workers make world-class ral said the Security of lbnure bill tlut
ing these tq principal flrms without the tivize wo*ers to higher labor productivitv products." was passed by both the SenatB 0nd the
required sufficient capital, oftce and the by reguluizing hugdnumUere ;f0rcrrl dt Once the bill is approved, industial House of Reprosentatives will convene
n€eded equipment snd tools to be con- the part of the busineso and enployas, h hipartite councils composed of govem- as bicameral conference committee on
sidglqd legitirnate labor conhactors," willcut do\ryn goduction cost"ty aoing meng ernployers and labor groups shall Wednesday (May 29) to reconcile the
TUCP spokesperson AIan Tanjusay said. away with ,Labor-only'cqrtactors whose identify the tlpe ofjobs which can be twoversions.
bill
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The TUCP also said the SOT financial services charges add 15 percent considered seasonal, regular, probation- "The House and tle Senate versions
would cut_ labor cost on the part ofem- to the labor coes of imployen J,ttizing ary and project-based. look almost the same. We don't see any.
ploycrs
_wiile-it would stimulate higho such agencies," ruCppdid;nt Raymond Meanwhile. Malacafi ang assured difficult differences between the two
productivity for workers and impmve Mendoza said the labor group of passage of the versions," srid Corral.

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