BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment-Western Visayas (DOLE-6) has granted emergency employment assistance worth PHP2.8 million to some 711 informal sector workers in the southern part of Negros Occidental affected by Typhoon Odette. Data from the Department of Labor and Employment-Western Visayas (DOLE-6) as of Monday showed the recipients were from Sipalay City, with 161 workers; Ilog, 150; Kabankalan City, Cauayan, Candoni, and Hinoba-an, 100 each. In a statement, DOLE-6 director Sixto Rodriguez said he has directed the field offices to coordinate with partner-local government units and fast-track the emergency employment assistance through the TUPAD or Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers. In Negros Occidental which has the most number of typhoon-affected workers in Western Visayas, each beneficiary received PHP3,950 in total wages for a 10-day work such as clearing of typhoon-hit areas plus insurance coverage. They are part of the 2,369 af