Committee UpdatesLabor Policy Reforms and

Industrial Relations Committee

PMAP Board MeetingHotel Sofitel Philippine Plaza

May 30, 2012

HB 6073(Teodoro Casino, Bayan Muna)

Filed with the Committee on Labor and Employment on May 8, 2012

Seeks to promote occupational health and safety in the BPO industry through the formulation of Occupational Health and Safety Standards for BPO Work

Creates Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) workplace representatives to monitor the work environment

Provides a mechanism for compensation for work-related injuries and illnesses and considers nightshift work as hazardous

Makes employers criminally liable for acts endangering the welfare of BPO workers

Memorandum of Agreemententered into between DOLE and PMAP

on May 3, 2012

Develop joint initiatives for advocacy and coordination in labor legislation and policy making

Ensure PMAP representation in the Regional Tripartite Industrial Peace Councils by the Chapter Presidents in their respective regions

Identify areas for research and publication as well document and disseminate best practices pertaining to dispute settlement and prevention

Identify areas of convergence of DOLE Labor-Management Education on Employment Relations modules as well as the Continuing Labor Education Seminars and PMAP education programs for information and development of their members

Pursue joint information dissemination on and implementation of the Incentivizing Compliance Program pursuant to DOLE DO 115-11

Develop joint mechanism for proactive promotion of bi-partite workplace-based processes

Industrial Relations Joint Consultative Committee (IR-JCC) DOLE – Bureau of Labor Relations PMAP – Labor Policy Reforms and Industrial Relations Committee