PHILIPPINE

SAFETY
SITUATION
YEAR 1998

Labor Statistics 1998

There are 32.808M Filipino workers
today.
In January 2001, average number of
employed was pegged at 29.15M.

Source: National Statistics Office (NSO)

Philippines

2010

2009

Population15yearsand
over(in'000)

60,718

59,237

LaborForceParticipationRate
(%)

64.1

64.0

EmploymentRate(%)

92.7

92.5

UnemploymentRate(%)

7.3

7.5

UnderemploymentRate(%)

18.7

19.1

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CENTER

FACTS AND FIGURES
DOLE Bureau of Working Condition
Reported Cases by 208 Establishments
AGRICULTURE :--------------------------------- 2,049 Accident Cases
MANUFACTURING: ---------------------------- 1,659 Accident Cases
CONSTRUCTION: ------------------------------ 1,123 Accident Cases

Total of 123,125 workers were involved in these

accident cases.
These means 1 out of 23 workers suffers work injury.
CONSTRUCTION: 32,403 (26.3%) Workers involved
MANUFACTURING: 32, 063 (26.0%) Workers involved
The remaining 47.7% was share by:
- Agriculture
- Transportation
- Aviation
- Services and Others
- Marine
Source: 1998 Work Accidents Injuries Summary BWC - DOLE

COMMON ACCIDENT VICTIMS ARE

WORKING AS:
Production and Related Workers

Transport Equipment Operators and Laborers

Male, Married Workers aged 26 30 years old with
1-5 years service in the company assigned usually
in first shift.

MAIN ISSUES AND PROBLEMS RAISE BY THE OSH

EXPERTS
1. Low Priority to OSH.
2. Lack of Awareness and Education on OSH.
3. Lack of Trained OSH Personnel.
4. Weak Enforcement of OSH standards.
5. Lack of OHS Facilities in the regions.
6. Absence of strict Penalties.
7. Low rate of Compliance.