The Domestic Workers Act, or “Kasambahay Law,” took effect early this month, ushering a new era of greater protection for a sector that is often overlooked here and abroad.
Signed into law last January 18, the Kasambahay Law is expected to benefit at least 2.5 million household workers in the country.
The new legislation entitles domestic workers — as defined by law — to benefits such as a set minimum wage, coverage in insurance programs such as the Social Security System (SSS) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), and leaves.
It also seeks to formalize transactions between employers and workers, with the law requiring an employment contract, pay slips, and even a certificate of employment.
The Kasambahay law serves as the country’s compliance mechanism to the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention (C189), which “extends the ILO standards to a sector which continues to be poorly regulated and remains largely part of the informal economy.”
Before ratifying the treaty, the Philippines headed the ILO committee on domestic workers during a conference in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2011.
Find out more about this landmark legislation in this infographic produced by GMA News Online. — Rose-An Jessica Dioquino & Analyn Perez/YA, GMA News
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/312182/news/specialreports/infographic-what-you-should-know-about-the-kasambahay-law
20 February –
WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
“Every day, give everyone their due.
Every day should be Social Justice Day!
The only way”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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February Observances
1-7 Feb: World Interfaith Harmony Week
01 Feb: World Wetlands Day
02 Feb: International Day of Human Fraternity
04 Feb: International Day of Zero Tolerance
for Female Genital Mutilation
11 Feb: International Day of Women and Girls
in Science
20 Feb: World Day of Social Justice
Monthly Observances:
National Health Insurance Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: National Awareness Week
for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse
and Exploitation
Week 3: Public Administration Week
Daily Observances:
Feb 1 Constitution Day
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