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Article

20 May 2018

Author:
Pathricia Ann V. Roxas, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippines: Congress' 'bicam' approves occupational safety health bill to amend Labor Code that does not sanction OSHS violations

"Gabriela welcomes bicam approval of Occupational Safety Health bill", 21 May 2018

Gabriela Women's party welcomed the bicameral level approval of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) bill on Monday, calling it an "historic advance" in workers' rights.

...A bicameral conference committee (bicam) has approved a bill strengthening compliance with occupational safety and health standards (OSHS) that seeks to amend the 41-year old Labor Code of the Philippines which, at present, does not declare unlawful violations of OSHS.

...[T]he bicameral version covers all establishments and workplaces, including firms in special economic zones (SEZs).

"Companies inside economic zones can no longer refuse spot inspections regarding OSH standards compliance or when accidents take place," said Brosas.

The bill also allows workers to skip work with pay based on the assessment of an "imminent danger" in the workplace....

...Gabriela, together with Makabayan bloc opposition lawmakers, first filed the measure in 2014 during the 16th Congress following waves of workplace mishaps, including the Eton Residences tragedy in Makati City and the deaths at the Hanjin shipyard in Subic, Zambales.