Labor group to raise dead anti-ENDO bill in 2022 elections msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published June 10, 2021, 7:00 AM
The domestic plastics industry has opposed a bill that seeks to impose P20 excise tax for every kilo of plastic bags removed from the Customs territory or from a factory and called for a win-win solution that will protect jobs and local manufacturing.
In a statement, the Philippine Plastics Industry Association (PPIA) cited the several points against House Bill No. 9171 that will severely affect many industries, and the overall economy.
PPIA President Danny Ngo has called for an Economic Impact Assessment before passing the bill since many industries will be severely affected, and the overall economy as well resulting in higher costs of products.
The Senate will study the government s plan to provide an ₱8,000 wage subsidy for workers in privately owned businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Joel Villanueva said.
Workers, employers not in favor of police clearances for DOLE dealings
Apr 28, 2021 8:10 PM PHT
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Wednesday, April 28, that workers and employers consulted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) oppose the proposal requiring national police clearances for transactions.
Bello told reporters that the department has yet to reply to Philippine National Police chief General Debold Sinas on the matter. The trend is that workers, employers, and NEDA (National Economic and Development Authority) are not in favor of the proposal. And, of course, ARTA (Anti-Red Tape Authority) because it goes against ease of doing business, said Bello in a mix of English and Filipino.
Labor alliance presses for inclusion of COVID-19 in compensable disease list bworldonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bworldonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.