BULAN, JULIE FAITH, A.

BA POL SCI 3
LABOR LAW DECEMBER 4,
2021

Write a short essay highlighting the stances of presidential candidates for the 2022 elections to
labor policies and issues. What is the importance of this election to ordinary Filipino workers?

In recent years, there has been a backlash against labor rules. Employment laws were
enacted to safeguard employees from their employers' misbehavior. Workers would be subject to
a variety of hazards if those statutes did not exist. Discrimination, minimum wage, workplace
safety and health legislation, as well as workers' compensation and child labor laws, are among
the most important employment laws.

VICE President Maria Leonor Leni Robredo reaffirmed her support for workers' rights,
recognizing the hard work of those who serve as economic pillars in the face of the crisis.
Robredo echoed worker demands to put an end to the long-running concerns of contractual labor
in the Philippines, as well as abuse of domestic and migrant workers. She also sought for further
help for workers, particularly those who had been displaced due to the coronavirus outbreak. As
well as with, Isko Moreno who’s top priority is the creation of new jobs for the unemployed and
the security of tenure for contract workers would be handled after the country's economy
recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Moreno stated that the reason he will
maintain the present administration's "Build, Build, Build" initiative is to create thousands of
employment in the construction of bridges, public mass housing, and public hospitals across the
country. Furthermore, Isko been steadfast, in his stance in the issue about the topic of labor
contractualization also known as “Endo”.

At the same, Manny Pacquiao, has stated that if he is elected president, he wants the "end
of contract" or endo plan to be abolished in the workplace. He wants the anti-endo bill
"examined," citing his own experience as a laborer for most of the youth. In the same way,
According to Ping Lacson, to solve the problem of joblessness caused by the COVID-19
epidemic, the government should prioritize the establishment of an emergency employment
program and food depots in each region. As the government continues to fight the pandemic and
corruption, he believes these two should be among the interim modifications to deal with the
impacts of the pandemic on people's health and the country's economy.

The importance of this election to ordinary Filipino workers is to have a leader that will
provide rights and humane treatment for them. A leader that will uphold the welfare and the
good of our workers. It will serve as the foundation of the workers to choose a leader who will
provide them with projects and laws to help their working conditions. Our workers need a leader
to build an equality and peaceful world of workers, where every Filipinos can acquire job that
will help to provide the needs of their family. Furthermore, it will provide opportunities to the
poor and voiceless wherein there is no gaps and unfair labor practices.