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Much has been said about the hiring of contact tracers via the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program the past few weeks.
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But how does one apply for the job? Here is a quick list of frequently asked questions and answers (FAQ) on the matter:
Who can apply as contact tracer under TUPAD? How many will be recruited?
As per DOLE, application is open to all informal sector workers affected by the implementation of the enhance community quarantine (ECQ) and modified ECQ (MECQ). A total of 5,000 will be recruited, all from the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila.
DOLE defines informal sector workers as the self-employed and unpaid family workers.
When will the application period start?
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DOLE eyes hiring thousands of displaced workers as contact tracers for 90 days
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 9)
The Department of Labor and Employment is targeting to hire around 5,000 displaced workers from the informal sector as contact tracers for 90 days under its emergency employment program. Inaasahan po natin na maumpisahan ang pagha-hire po next week, Director Ma. Karina Perida-Trayvilla of the DOLE s Bureau of Workers with Special Concern said in a briefing Friday.
[Translation: We expect to start hiring next week.]
They will be deployed to Metro Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, and Bulacan or NCR Plus, which is under the strictest enhanced community quarantine until April 11 to help slow the surge in COVID-19 cases.