Published March 17, 2021, 11:54 AM
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, March 17 renewed her push for the passage of the bill that would ensure that workers in the private and public sector are able to access life and health insurance benefits amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Senator Risa Hontiveros
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Hontiveros, who is pushing for the passage of Senate Bill No. 1441 or the proposed “Balik Trabahong Ligtas’ Act, said there is a necessity for the government to fast track essential measures that would protect workers’ health and well-being especially with the rising coronavirus cases in work spaces.
Hontiveros to job recovery task force: Protect workers, promote healthy, COVID-free workplaces
Senator Risa Hontiveros today urged the government s newly-created job recovery task force to help ensure that Filipino workers are protected and that their workplaces are healthy and COVID-free.
Malacañang recently announced the creation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS), which is expected to address the record-high unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dapat siguraduhin na ligtas at hindi magiging COVID-19 hotspots ang mga opisina, pabrika at iba pang lugar ng trabaho sa bansa. Hopefully, more establishments can reopen and get back in business, without causing a spike in COVID-19 infections, Hontiveros said.