A lawmaker is urging the government to include the estimated 1.2 million household workers or ‘kasambahays’ nationwide to be part of the priority list in its COVID-19 vaccination program.
Probinsyano Ako Rep. Jose “Bonito” Singson Jr. said that all Filipino workers are now included in the prioritization but household workers were not among them.
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He said that house helpers were at risk of contracting COVID-19 infection when they were being set to places like markets, grocery stores and pharmacies.
“Hindi naman dahil kasambahay ang tawag sa kanila ay puro work from home na ang trabaho nila. Marami sa kanila ang namamalengke, pinabibili ng mga gamot sa drugstore, nagpupunta sa sari-sari store o groceries; naglalabas ng basura at marami pang ibang gawain sa labas ng bahay,” Singson said. (TDT)
