by Rene V. Carbayas
ISABELA CITY, Basilan, May 12 (PIA) – The
Isabela City Tripartite Industrial Peace Council in Basilan will hold the
Jog/Walk for Industrial Peace on Sunday, May 13 as part of 110th
Labor Month celebration.
Department of Labor and Employment Field
Officer Wesley Tan said the 3 kilometer jog or walk within the city proper is
expected to gather hundreds of participants coming from city employees, the
military, and police. He also hopes that a good number of employees and their
employers from the private sector will join.
With the theme: “Pagtutulungan. Pagbabago.
Disenteng Trabaho”, the activity aims to give recognition to the role of the
private sectors in providing decent jobs and propelling the local economy.
“This is an echo of the public-private
partnership strategy of President Benigno Aquino III in boosting the economy of
the country,” Tan said.
More so he said that this activity will also
help foster labor-management relations—i.e. there is respect on the rights of
the workers and respect on the prerogative and welfare of the employers.
He hopes that the activity will increase the
consciousness of the community to promote and participate in creating an
environment for the labor forces that is just, peaceful, healthy, safe, and
productive.
The activity will commence at the city plaza
at five in the morning and moves around the city proper and winds up at the
Provincial Capitol grounds where a simple breakfast of arroz caldo, banana, and egg will be served to participants.
Tan reveals that a short program will also be
held where the tripartite council will recognize outstanding employees of the
different participating agencies and or companies. Packages of grocery items
worth P200.00 will also be raffled during the program.
As of this morning, Tan said that some 600
participants from 40 private entities and 12 government agencies have confirmed
attendance to the event.
