By Genalyn D. Kabiling
The government is launching “Tokhang Laban sa Cabo,” an intensified crackdown against companies engaged in labor-only contracting.
President Duterte has given the Department of Labor and Employment 30 days to submit an inventory of companies involved in the illegal contractual employment, his spokesperson Harry Roque said.
The President’s memorandum to Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III came after deciding to forego the issuance of an executive order against the abusive end-of-contract scheme or “endo” and let Congress pass a bill instead.
“Itong 30 days na ito it’s not just for the list, it’s to tell them to comply otherwise sasara kayo ni Presidente,” Roque said. “Talagang magkakaroon ng Tokhang sa mga kompanya, iisa-isahin sila. Tokhang laban sa cabo ito,” he added, deriving the name from “Oplan Tokhang” or the police house-to-house operations urging drug suspects to mend their ways and seek rehabilitation.
In a memorandum dated April 17, the President has ordered the Labor Secretary “to submit to the Office of the President within 30 days a comprehensive report on the implementation of Department Order Nos. 174 and 183 (Series 2017), including violations thereof, and a list of companies engaged in labor-only contracting.”
Duterte also directed the National Labor Relations Commission to coordinate with Bello and submit a list of cases involving respondents found to be engaged in labor-only contracting and or have committed violations of the labor directives.
