Displaced WV workers undergo DOLE training

KALIBO, Aklan – Some 4,914 formal sector workers from Aklan, Antique and Capiz underwent a training organized by the Labor department. They were those who were displaced, suspended and retained due to the temporary closure of Boracay Island.

The DOLE Aklan Field Office facilitated the conduct of 16 sessions of the Compensation, Occupational Safety and Health, and Productivity for Employment (COPE) Training in September.

COPE Training is an initiative of DOLE Region 6 in partnership with Employee’s Compensation Commission (ECC), Occupational Safety and Health Commission (OSHC), and Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB).

It aims to raise awareness to participants on their ECC Benefits, occupational safety and health tips from OSHC, and on how to increase their productivity at work with the presentation from the RTWPB.

COPE was also implemented to help the beneficiaries and applicants of BEEP Adjustment Measures Program (BEEP AMP) comply with the conditional requirements of the program to avail of its benefits. Under the program’s guidelines, qualified applicants have to submit two job contacts and one training certificate.

BEEP AMP was implemented to mitigate the adverse economic impact of the temporary closure and rehabilitation of the Boracay. The program provided financial support, employment, livelihood and training to formal sector workers.

SOURCE: Panay News

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