Akyson Laban sa Kahirapan | Mga hakbang at programa na makatutulong sa mga kababayan nating kabilang sa workers in informal sector
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00:00We will continue to discuss the challenges of each sector in the country
00:03and the fight of the government against poverty.
00:06Let us know the steps being taken to solve the programs that are being faced by the people.
00:11Here in the National Anti-Poverty Commission, Action Against Poverty.
00:23And this morning, we will discuss the challenges and programs of the sector of informal labor in the country
00:29that are still being faced by many people.
00:32And to discuss how the local governments and partners are converging
00:38on the issue of this sector,
00:40we will talk to our program's sectoral representative, Sally Funtanarez,
00:46the sectoral representative of the workers in the informal sector of NAPSEA.
00:50Good morning, Miss Sally.
00:52Good morning, Miss Diane.
00:54Happy Women's Month!
00:57We are celebrating.
00:58There you go.
00:59And it will continue throughout this month.
01:01Alright.
01:01Let us admit, Miss Sally, that the number of workers in the informal sector is really high.
01:07Even so, they are still facing challenges
01:10and they still need the government's attention.
01:13But for everyone to know,
01:15who are the people here in the workers in the informal sector
01:20and what are the challenges that they are facing now?
01:24Actually, there are a lot of informal workers.
01:30But we gave them a list because this is the most well-known.
01:37Number one, the home base, the workers at home.
01:41Second, the vendors.
01:47Third, the micro-entrepreneurs.
01:50This is just a small number.
01:54Fourth, non-corporate construction.
01:59Fifth, small transport.
02:04And our sixth is the others.
02:07Those are the people who are really well-known
02:13in the workers in the informal sector.
02:16Based on your description,
02:18these are the people we see every day
02:21and a large percentage of the labor force in the Philippines
02:24are in the informal sector.
02:26Now, when it comes to the challenges and the needs of these workers,
02:31what are they, Miss Sally?
02:33Ma'am, number one,
02:34their biggest need is to have security.
02:42Number one, in their workplace,
02:46number two, for their social protection.
02:50Because we are the ones who are working,
02:53but we don't have social protection.
02:55Because our social protection is our own pay.
02:59But if we are in the formal sector,
03:03their employers have a counterpart.
03:07But we are all alone,
03:09all of us, and we can't pay.
03:14So, we really have a big problem.
03:16Okay.
03:17What can the local government units do
03:21to help the informal workers?
03:24Yes, ma'am.
03:25All LGUs have indigent programs.
03:31This is considered a four-piece.
03:34We are out there, ma'am.
03:35Because they say,
03:37hey, you're selling, you're not included there.
03:41Hey, you're riding a tricycle, you're not included there.
03:45So, they also have a number,
03:47they are selected,
03:48and what they are given as social protection
03:52are the members of the four-piece.
03:58But for now, Miss Sally,
03:59there is a law being passed
04:03for the workers in the informal sector.
04:07What is the status of this?
04:09Yes, ma'am.
04:10Now, there is a ruling, ma'am,
04:11proving that even though it is pending,
04:14the MACWI Bill,
04:17WE Act,
04:18but on the 19th of March,
04:21we had a meeting
04:24with the House Speaker, Mr. Romaldes,
04:26so that this would be passed
04:30for the rights of the informal workers
04:35and the other workers
04:37who do not have social protection.
04:39So, this is the Magna Carta of Workers in the Informal Economy.
04:43This is a big thing
04:44if this is passed into law
04:46for the workers in the informal sector.
04:48Now, ma'am,
04:49talking about convergence,
04:51or the cooperation of various government agencies,
04:54which government agencies
04:57can provide programs
04:59for the welfare of our informal workers?
05:02Actually, our government has all convergence programs.
05:06There is an anti-poverty program.
05:09We, as partners of DOLE,
05:14we help each other.
05:17They are the ones who give us help.
05:21But, ma'am, that is just one agency.
05:23It is not enough for all of us.
05:27So, now, we are asking
05:29for more agencies to help us
05:33so that they can really see
05:37and we can be included
05:38in the convergence program of the government
05:41of the workers in the informal sector
05:44because we are a part of what they are doing.
05:47What other agencies, ma'am,
05:49can join your convergence efforts
05:52for the workers in the informal economy?
05:53What we said, ma'am,
05:55number one is the CPD
05:57because they are in the population.
05:59Maybe they can help in the ranks.
06:01The PSA itself
06:03that they should do their duty
06:07so that we can be included.
06:09The DTI for their programs
06:13for their livelihood.
06:15And DA, they can help us
06:19because we have groups of small farmers.
06:23All right.
06:23Well, in terms of efforts of the government agencies
06:27and the efforts of NAPC,
06:29what are the successes
06:31that helped the workers in the informal sector?
06:35Actually, there were a few successes.
06:38Just a few.
06:39We started with Dolly and NAPC
06:45and we, the workers in the informal sector,
06:49we were looking for data
06:51so that we can help
06:52because even if it's just in the starting,
06:55we will really have a role.
06:58That's why we started that.
07:01So, I hope that we can continue to do that.
07:04The PSA is happy
07:07that we can continue to do what we are doing.
07:12When it comes to formalizing
07:14the workers in the informal sector,
07:17do we have a particular local government unit
07:21that has already made efforts
07:23that other LGUs can also monitor?
07:25Yes, of course, ma'am, we have.
07:28Because if we can't pass the MACWI
07:32to the Senate and Congress immediately,
07:37Khezon City started.
07:39They started to study,
07:42to have an ordinance
07:44for the informal sector.
07:46So, they are building
07:50offices for the informal sector.
07:55So, it's good that if not in the national level,
07:59we will localize to replicate
08:03what all LGUs are doing
08:06and what Khezon City started.
08:10Because you also said that some requirements are difficult,
08:14that's why it's hard to formalize
08:16some of us in the informal sector.
08:19How can we educate and help
08:22these workers
08:24so that they can gradually be formalized?
08:26Actually, ma'am, they don't want to formalize.
08:31Why?
08:32Because they want us to formalize ourselves.
08:38That's why, ma'am, it's hard to do.
08:41It's easy to say, but it's hard to do.
08:44Why?
08:45Because these requirements
08:50are the same as the requirements of the big companies.
08:55But what we said in the informal sector,
08:59we hope that there is a level
09:02of our requirements.
09:05That's why now, there is a new initiative
09:09by Honorable Romaldez Marcos
09:14for the so-called
09:16Barangay Micro Enterprise
09:20for the workers in the informal sector
09:23that will only use the permit
09:27from the barangay level.
09:29It's easier for them.
09:31I hope that will be passed again.
09:33Lastly, S. Rosalia,
09:36why should the efforts of the government
09:39and the workers in the informal sector be prioritized?
09:44Ma'am, they should prioritize. Why?
09:49If all the workers in the informal sector
09:52contribute only annually,
09:57only P500,
09:59how many percent will we get from our countrymen?
10:06That's a lot of money that we will receive.
10:10I hope our governments will see that.
10:13But, because their view of us is still dark,
10:19because they think that we are just hurting the society.
10:24But in reality, we are their body
10:29on the ground to advocate
10:33that they want to know and formalize the informal sector
10:41because they want to access what our government is giving.
10:47Well, our workers in the informal sector really deserve it.
10:50These are also assistance from the government.
10:51And of course, we hope that the situation of the workers in the informal sector will improve
10:58and that will also help to reduce the number of poverty in our country.
11:01Ms. Sally, thank you very much for your time this morning.
11:04Welcome, Ms. Diane.
11:06And happy Women's Month again.
11:08Yes, the same to you.
11:09We also salute your leadership in NAPCI
11:12as a female leader and sectoral representative of the National Anti-Poverty Commission.
11:16And of course, join me
11:18and let's act together against poverty.