Info Magzine: Almost 5 million Filipino workers retrenched due to Covid-19 pandemic

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MANILA, Philippines — Less than 5 million Filipinos have misplaced their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic as of December final yr, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III stated Thursday.

“Ang record namin as of December, umaabot lamang po ng mga around a little less than five million,” Bello stated in an interview on ABS-CBN News Channel.

(Our file as of December exhibits rather less than 5 million.)

“Konti talaga, kasi ano merong marami about three million natanggal pero temporary, and under the law after six months they have to be rehired.”

(It is de facto small quantity. There are many, about three million who have been terminated, however solely briefly, and beneath the legislation, they’ve to be rehired after six months)

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Labor and Employment Sec. Silvestre Bello III. Senate PRIB file picture / Henzberg Austria

On Monday, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) stated its newest survey confirmed that grownup joblessness within the nation eased to 27.3 percent in November 2020 because the financial system began to regularly open up regardless of the pandemic.

Bello stated this determine is in some way right however in some way inaccurate as effectively.

“In a way medyo tama pero in a way hindi rin tama, hindi rin accurate. Because from our own survey, sinama nila ‘yung tinatawag nating temporarily terminated. Meaning that after six months they will have to be hired, and they also included ‘yung employees that were affected because of flexible working arrangements,” he stated of the survey outcomes.

(In a manner it’s right however in a manner it is usually not correct. They included what we name briefly terminated, which means that after six months they are going to have to be employed, they usually additionally included the staff who have been affected due to versatile working preparations.)

“Marami ‘yan, umaabot siguro 4 million ‘yan, yung mga empleyado na hindi naman natanggal sa trabaho pero nabawasan ang kanilang working hours and therefore nabawasan ang kanilang kita. But what is important is their status of employment is maintained,” Bello added.

(That is big. Maybe there are round 4 million workers who weren’t retrenched, however their working hours have been shortened and subsequently wage has decreased. But what’s vital is that their standing of employment is maintained.)

Malacañang earlier introduced that Metro Manila, Cordillera Administrative Region, and 6 different areas might be beneath general community quarantine for your complete month of February, as the federal government tries to regularly reopen the nation’s financial system.