DOLE to review mandatory vaccination proposal for economic frontliners
The proposal to make vaccination mandatory for economic frontliners, including Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workers, will be reviewed by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
This comes after presidential adviser for entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion wrote a letter to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III requesting the agency to require the inoculation of workers who directly interact with customers.
The suggested mandate will affect employees in hospitality, tourism, retail, and those who engage in labor-intensive work such as construction, automotive, manufacturing, electronic semiconductors, and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industries.
Concepcion said that they are recommending the implementation of this rule because they think that it is “not correct” for workers to not be vaccinated while customers have to get jabbed to be served in an establishment.
Meanwhile, in an interview with CNN Philippines, Bello stated that while there is no vaccine mandate for the local workforce, several restaurants have already implemented this rule for their employees.
Related news
- Vaccine mandate to be implemented to on-site workers starting Dec. 1 · 12 Nov
- Proposed policy prioritizes fully-vaxxed job applicants in PH · 16 Nov
- 17M workers now fully-vaxxed in PH – DOLE · 9 Dec
Disclosure: Outsource Accelerator uses AI tools in the backend of its editorial workflow. Every article is reviewed and verified by a human editor before publication.
Stay ahead of the outsourcing industry. Join thousands of business leaders who rely on Outsource Accelerator for the news, trends, and expert insights that matter. Subscribe to our free newsletter and never miss an update.
