VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental – Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) cited power-producer Steag State Power Inc. (SPI) and other industry locators at the Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental for responsible labor practices and for distinctly being proactive in voluntarily complying with the country’s labor standards and codes of best practices.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz conferred the Dole Certificate of Compliance to Steag and other Phividec locators during the recent launch and declaration of PIE-MO as Labor Laws Compliant Economic Zone.
Baldoz said the award is an affirmation of Dole’s recognition of the companies’ adherence to the general labor standards, occupational safety and health performance, and good labor relations.
Baldoz said Phividec’s 76 locators and service providers are now certified compliant with the country’s labor standards. The certificate has a validity of two years and exempt establishments from the Dole’s annual assessment.
“This also means that the 3,177 workers in the industrial estate have been provided with, and are enjoying their rights and benefits in accordance with our labor laws. And being a labor laws compliant eco-zone, Phividec will continually be provided by Dole with technical assistance to maintain its status through the Dole’s toolbox of programs and services,” Baldoz added.
Through the years, Steag has consistently demonstrated its commitment to proactively promote the welfare of its workforce. Beyond compliance, SPI ensures that it sustains a work environment that is safe, secured and conducive to the employees professional and personal growth. Since start of its power generation business in 2006, SPI has sustained more than four million safe man hours with zero lost time due to accident and zero occupationalelated illnesses. SPI has been a recipient of the Dole’s Gawad Kaligtasan at Kalusugan (GKK) Award and the DENR’s official seal of approval for superior environmental performance.
SPI’s 210 mw (net) coal-fired power plant is located at the PIE-MO in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental and considered as one of the most modern in the island. It has produced more than 11.5 billion kwh of electric power representing about a 5th of Mindanao’s total electric power supply.
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