Nagkaisa Labor Coalition says the labor department's emergency employment program has not significantly addressed unemployment.
A labor group is demanding a better public employment program under the proposed 2021 budget, as the Department of Labor and Employment's emergency work program has failed to address unemployment during the pandemic.
"A more aggressive PEP and support for struggling firms – especially MSMEs – we believe, is the bold and necessary action the government must undertake to address massive job displacement, recover lost jobs, and create new employment opportunities based on defined social needs," the coalition of labor groups and unions said.In India, the 2005 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee law mandates state governments to hire workers for at least 100 days of minimum wage work.
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