Pinapurihan ni Deputy Speaker at TUCP Party-list Representative Raymond Democrito Mendoza ang pagratipika ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sa International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190 o Violence and Harassment Convention of 2019.
Aniya, patotoo ito sa commitment ng pamahalaan na itaguyod ang kapakanan ng mga manggagawa kasama ang overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
“The President’s ratification of this groundbreaking global treaty that seeks to end all forms of violence and harassment confronted by all types of workers demonstrates his Administration’s firm resolve towards a modern and modernizing Philippine society. His leadership from the front solidifies the Philippines as the newest priority investment hub through progressive, worker-centered and race-to-the-top labor relations— tungo sa Bagong Pilipinas para sa Manggagawang Pilipino,” sabi ni Mendoza.
Malaki rin ang pasasalamat ni Mendoza sa Kamara na una nang in-adopt ang House Resolution 43 noon pang Enero, para ipanawagan ang ratipikasyon ng ILO C190.
Umaasa naman ang mambabatas na agad itong aaksyunan ng Senado at raratipikahan din.
Inilalatag ng ILO C190 ang komprehensibong depenisyon ng karahasan at harassment sa lugar ng pinagtatrabahuhan, mapa-pribado o pampubliko, formal o infomal economy man.
“Regardless if one is in training, a worker whose employment is terminated, a volunteer, job applicant, or an individual exercising the authority, duties, or responsibilities of an employer, among others, ILO C190 protects you. The Philippines’ ratification of ILO C190 underscores that any form of violence, harassment, and abuse has no place in a decent and equitable society such as ours,” diin ni Mendoza.
Punto pa ni Mendoza na kung pagtibayin ito ng Senado, ang Pilipinas ang isa mga unang bansa na magraratipika sa ILO C190 at magsisilbing model nation para sumunod ang iba pang mga bansa.
Mabibigyang proteksyon na rin aniya ang ating mga OFW mula sa pang-aabuso na minsan ay nauuwi pa sa pagkamatay.
“By ratifying ILO C190, we sincerely hope that we are inching closer to the end of the long list of abuses, bullying, and brutal killings suffered by our very own land-based and sea-based OFWs, such as the late Jullebee Ranara, Jeanelyn Villavende, and Joana Demapilis, among many others. Through this ratification, we declare to the world that violence and harassment has no place in the world of work in modern society,” sabi pa ni Mendoza. | ulat ni Kathleen Jean Forbes
