MindanaoToday.com | 70 Normin kasambahays benefit from free medical, wellness, skills demo services
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Seventy kasambahays, or domestic helpers, benefitted from free medical, wellness, and skills demonstration services during the celebration of Araw ng Kasambay led by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10 on January 28, at SM City Uptown.
“Ang atong mga kasambahay sila ang gahimo sa mga trabaho nga dili nato gakahimo kay naa kita sa trabaho [Our kasambahays are doing things we cannot do while we are at work],” DOLE-10 Assistant Regional Director Russel A. Jallorina said, adding that kasambahays should be treated as members of the family.
The event is anchored on Republic Act No. 10361, or the Batas Kasambahay, in partnership with CDO’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO), which educated and empowered the kasambahays with additional skills for career development.