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Saturday, June 25, 2005
Emergency, health benefits sought for workers in city
The Cebu City Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) wants to offer emergency and medical health benefits for employees of its 42 member companies, as its officers work to make the council more active.
Cebu City Councilor Eduardo Rama Jr. admitted the TIPC has been inactive for the past years in mediating in labor-management conflicts and providing benefits to its members.
In 2003, the council helped employees of Seafood City restaurant in their complaints against their employer, the only intervention TIPC was able to make in the last three years.
But this year, the TIPC hopes to have programs in helping its members enhance good labor and management relations.
One of the proposed projects of TIPC is to establish a quick response team that would provide emergency and health services and benefits to its members.
Rama, a TIPC member, said they hope to get its member companies to put in a certain amount of money that will be used for emergency situations involving the employees.
The council will also hold a seminar-workshop on sub-contracting, labor-management cooperation, benefits and privileges of TIPC members and other developments related to wages during their general assembly at the Cebu Grand Hotel today.
As members of TIPC, 42 companies in the city may ask for the council’s intervention in resolving conflict in their workplaces.
In a press conference last Thursday, Rama assured their members that they would continue to treat labor issues without bias, as both the labor and management sectors are represented in the council.
TIPC members in the City include Trans Asia Shipping Lines, George and Peter Lines, City Savings Bank, Chong Hua Hospital, Perpetual Succour Hospital and Gaisano stores. (LCR)
(June 25, 2005 issue)
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