by Jeffrey Damicog, Manila Bulletin, 29 Jul 2020
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) has launched a digital management system that allows the tracking of cases involving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and coordinated action among government agencies.
Department of Justice (DOJ) Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar said the Integrated Case Management System (ICMS) was launched on Tuesday and will be used by IACAT member agencies, namely, the DOJ, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas.
“President Duterte has always emphasized the need to ensure the protection and welfare of our overseas workers,” said the IACAT undersecretary-in-charge in a statement.
“The new integrated case management system digitally links various government agencies that are members of IACAT so that we can track in real time the progress of each case and ensure that the rights of OFWs are protected,” she said.
Villar described the launch of the ICMS as timely since the United States’ State Department released its June, 2020, Global Report on Trafficking-in-Persons which recommended that the Philippines needs to come up with a technology-driven case management system.
The IACAT said the ICMS will track the progress of each human trafficking case and the assistance rendered to OFW victims.
“Through the system, various agencies can provide updates to OFW victims on the status of their cases,” the IACAT stated.
“This will eliminate the need for OFW families to go from one agency to another to seek updates on complaints involving the exploitation of their loved ones,” it added.
The system can also be used in providing repatriation and reintegration assistance to OFW victims.
The ICMS can only be accessed by IACAT member-agencies upon the approval of the Council.
The system will also generate analytics and data to show prevalence of trafficking involving OFWs.
The US State Department report indicated that the Philippines is classified as Tier 1 and “fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.”
“The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period. Therefore, the Philippines remained on Tier 1,” the report read.
September 18 –
International Equal Pay Day
“Increase wages now,
more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
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!
#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos
September –
5 Sept – Intl Day of Charity
7 Sept – Intl Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
8 Sept – International Literacy Day
12 Sept – United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 Sept – International Day of Democracy
16 Sept – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Sept – World Patient Safety Day
18 Sept – International Equal Pay Day
21 Sept – International Day of Peace
26 Sept – International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 Sept – World Tourism Day
28 Sept – International Day for Universal Access to Information
29 Sept – International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30 Sept – World Maritime Day
Monthly Observances:
Health, Safety and Sanitation Month
National Clean-up Month
Civil Service Month
National Peace Consciousness Month
Social Security Month
Rule of Law Month
National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5-Oct 4)
Weekly Observances:
Sept 17 – 23:
World Clean and Green Week
Week 2: Education Week
Week 4: Medicine Week
Last Week: National Family Week
Daily Observances:
Third Saturday:
International Coastal Clean-up Day
Third Monday: World Health Day
Last Friday: National Maritime Day
Sept 8: National Literacy Day
Sept 15: Philippine Medicine Day
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
