The Department of Labor and Employment is training workers from non-government organizations (NGOs) and labor federations to have them deputized as inspectors who will help ensure the compliance of firms with labor laws.
Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglungsod said the pilot training involving some 55 people will end on June 28, after which the trainees will be evaluated before they are deployed.
He said around 80 percent of the soon-to-be deployed deputized labor inspectors are from workers’ federations and non-government organizations
“They will be evaluated first before they are given a certification by labor secretary Silvestre Bello III that they will be among the deputized labor inspectors,” Maglungsod was quoted by Inquirer.net as saying.
After getting their certification of deputization, the trained labor inspectors will be deployed to the regions and industries where they came from, the news report said.
“If they are experts in mining, or in hospital administration, or hotels, they will be deployed to the same aligned industry. This is to complement our ongoing recruitment for additional labor laws compliance officers,” Maglungsod said.
President Duterte had ordered DOLE to deputize workers’ unions and their staff members to help conduct establishments for their compliance of labor laws and standards.
The deputization of workers’ unions is expected to boost the efforts of the existing 525 labor laws compliance officers, who are tasked to inspect 937,554 business establishments in the country.
Maglungsod said they are also eyeing similar trainings in regions across the country.
