Samar provincial tripartite industrial peace council organized

By NINFA B. QUIRANTE
October 19, 2010

CATBALOGAN, Samar  –  Some thirty sectoral representatives attended the Tripartism, Occupational Safety and Health Productivity forum today at the Graduate School of the Samar State University.

Sectors from the transportation, bakery, labor, power, academe, fuel and the government came to heed the call of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

They also elected the officers of the Samar Provincial Tripartite Industrial Peace Council.

DOLE Regional Director Forter Puguon personally witnessed the organization of the structure that will help DOLE monitor the compliance of Samar establishments on their compliance to occupational safety and health standards.

Ms Flordelis Geonzon from DOLE 08, who talked about mechanism to promote industrial peace, said that government-labor and management should move through a consultative/participatory type of leadership to discourage adversarial effects. Establishments, she added should promote a decent work agenda where workers have the freedom, equity, security and human dignity.

Meanwhile, Ms Edita Clarin urged the management sector of the participants to provide at least some non-wage benefits that are within the family welfare program.

Puguon in his presentation profusely thanked the private sector managers and the others for showing up. He also urged them to look into the welfare of their labourers in the workplace.

“We can’t compromise the safety and health of our workers in the workplace,” Puguon stressed.

Officers of the Provincial Tripartite Industrial Peace Council are Engr Eduardo Arosa - President, Florencio Cerdeña - Vice President, Ninfa Quirante - Secretary, Audrey Rose Abandia - Treasurer and Vic Cababat - Auditor.