Mindanaotoday.com | DOLE TUPAD grants P833M as emergency employment to displaced/disadvantaged workers in NorMin
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Beneficiaries, numbering 175,860 individuals, of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment-10 (DOLE-10) got P833,782,252.00 worth of wages for the fiscal year 2022.
As one of the government’s agenda of poverty reduction, the DOLE-10 under the leadership of Regional Director Albert Gutib implemented its emergency employment program or TUPAD to priority beneficiaries who are displaced and vulnerable workers.
Among the qualified workers who were granted emergency employment, 19,481 beneficiaries were displaced workers from Typhoon Odette that hit the region last December 2021.
Eligible beneficiaries were deployed to work in social, economic and agro-forestry community projects depending on the needs of the community.
Provision of basic orientation on occupational safety and health to the workers, personal protective equipment (PPE), enrollment with the Government Service Insurance System’s Group Personal Accident Insurance (GPAI) and payment of wages after completing the number of days worked based on the highest prevailing minimum wage in the region, are the benefits for the beneficiaries.
DOLE’s TUPAD Program is a community-based (municipality/
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