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DOLE spends P78-M fund for jobless Yolanda survivors

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DOLE spends P78-M fund for jobless Yolanda survivors
By: CONSUELO B. ALARCON
Friday 7th of February 2014

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb.7 (PIA ) – In line with the recovery efforts of the National Government, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has been very busy extending help to the people in region 8 who became jobless after super typhoon Yolanda hit the region last year.

One of the programs initiated by the government through the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is the Cash for Work Program where a worker is being paid by the government for a service/work rendered.

During the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Meeting held at Leyte Sports Development Center (LSDC), in the city, Engr. Emmanuel Dela Cruz, Safety Engineer of DOLE Region 8 said, that almost seventy eight million pesos (P78-M) were already incurred by the government in the implementation of the Cash for Work Program, an emergency assistance for Yolanda survivors in region 8.

Meanwhile, DOLE is also reminding all employers hiring cash- for- work workers to provide the Social Welfare Benefits of workers even if a worker works for five(5) to fifteen(15) days only and abide the Law on Occupational Safety and Standards.

DOLE’s reminder was released following the accident in the Municipality of Tolosa Leyte last January 23, 2014 where a post fall down on a man working or hired under the Cash For Work Program of an International Organization. (PIA-8) - See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=2681391596935#sthash.lnssYUpH.dpuf