DISPLACED informal sector workers due to Typhoon Odette are prioritized in the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10.
“Ang atong mga apektado nga mga workers sa maong bagyo muduol sila sa atong Public Employment Services Office or PESO nga na-establish kini sa local government units sama sa city, municipal or provincial nga gidumala sa mga PESO managers,” DOLE-10 Regional Director Albert Gutib said during the Talakayan sa uPIA, December 21 at SM Downtown Premier.
(Our affected workers due to the said typhoon will just have to go to our Public Employment Services Office or PESO, which are established at the local government units like in the city, municipality or province, and are handled by the PESO managers)
Based on the guidelines, Gutib said the workers will need to render services for at least 10 days at 4 hours per day.
As for the profile of the affected workers, the regional director said the local disaster risk reduction and management councils obtain such data and DOLE coordinates with the LGUs so the latter could also get the list that is certified by the LGU.
TUPAD is institutionalized and such is implemented during calamities, typhoons, or man-made disasters. In the said program, beneficiaries will be employed for at least 10 days up to 30 days and will be paid based on the prevailing minimum wage in the region where they were hired.
Aside from helping workers affected by calamities and disasters, DOLE-10 also aided workers affected by COVID-19 pandemic of which they have already released about P867 million to 162,882 beneficiaries in the region through the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP), Abot Kamay ang Pagtulong (AKAP), and Tabang OFW. (RTP/PIA-10)
