A group who has advocated for safe work areas has slammed the government’s decision to leave mass COVID-19 testing of private sector workers to their employers, claiming it is a recipe for disaster. | GabrielLaluINQ
According to the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development , the return to work policies given by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Labor and Employment does not ensure that workers would be safe from the pandemic.
“No mass testing, lax policies on workplace safety, policies that will undermine workers’ health, and lack of employers’ and government accountability. This is a formula for disaster. We fear that with these policies, many workers will be infected and die,” IOHSAD executive director Nadia De Leon said in a statement on Wednesday. “Workers are risking their lives by going back to work. How can they be sure that they are safe from being infected if there is no assurance that their health will be monitored, mass testing will be conducted, and prevention measures will be strictly implemented in workplaces?” she asked.
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