DOLE to inspect 3,840 establishments in WV
In its effort to maximize compliance with the minimum wage law and workplace standards, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) targets to inspect around 3,840 establishments in Western Visayas under their Labor Standards Enforcement Framework (LSEF)-Inspection Blitz project.
The 3,840 establishments are part of the 50,640 establishments in the country that the DOLE targets to inspect during the first phase implementation of the inspection blitz this year.
Labor and Employment Secretary Arturo Brion said in a press report that the LSEF-Inspection Blitz will be conducted for three years from 2007 to 2009 beginning with the first phase from July 2 to November 30, 2007 while the implementation of the second and third phases will be on 2008 and 2009.
The LSEF-Inspection Blitz is consistent with the Visitorial and Enforcement Powers vested on the Labor Secretary by laws, and the consensus of the social partners, or labor, management, and the government, in the recent 2007 National Human Resource Conference to boost the conditions and opportunities of the Filipino human resources according to Brion.
"Our seriousness and determination to ensure that establishments in all regions across the nations will work to ensure compliance with core labor standards consistent with our Labor Standards Enforcement Frameworks," added Brion.
Among the priorities in the project's first phase based on DOLE's Administrative Order (AO) No. 183 are security and manpower agencies, malls, restaurants/fastfood enterprises, cooperatives, construction sites, manufacturing firms and highly hazardous establishments.
The inspection will cover core labor standards such as the minimum wage prevailing in all regions, ECOLA, 13th month pay, holiday pay, service incentive leave, SSS, Pag-ibig. PhilHealth and contractualization.
Brion said DOLE regional office inspectors are expected to inspect a minimum of 12 establishments per week.
The Bureau of Working Conditions was tasked to manage the over-all implementation of the LSEF-Inspection Blitz in coordination with the department's regional offices under the DOLE's Administrative Order No. 183-A.
(PIA6)