MSOpinion Freelancers’ bill needed to protect vulnerable labor sector “The existing laws are not focused enough on freelancers, given the many challenges and problems they face. Government needs to become more proactive on this matter” READ:
“The existing laws are not focused enough on freelancers, given the many challenges and problems they face. Government needs to become more proactive on this matter”
Even if freelancers have been part of the economy for decades, “the government has not set up the infrastructure, systems, and policies to protect and nurture this rapidly growing sector,” she said.ADVERTISEMENT Freelancers, who mostly work from home, face challenges brought about by high inflation, such as increasing costs for wifi.
“Freelancers remain largely unorganized, informal, and invisible because of the lack of government laws, policies, and programs that can protect their interests,” Morales said.
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