THE DOLE

FAMILY WELFARE
PROGRAM
(FWP)

BUREAU OF WORKERS WITH SPECIAL CONCERNS

Department of Labor and Employment
Family Welfare Program

refers to the program being promoted by

DOLE that provides family welfare
services to workers, as described under
Department Order No. 56-03 which is
carried out in the workplace through a
Family Welfare Committee (FWC) or similar
welfare-based special body composed of
representatives of labor, management and
the plant clinic, if there is any.
Providing family welfare services
to help workers attain not only a productive
life in the workplace but also a happy and
contented home/family life is the core of the
Family Welfare Program.
Department Order No. 56, Series of 2003
(Rationalizing the Implementation of the FWP
in DOLE)

▪ enabling issuance
▪ FWP target clientele:
o establishments habitually employing 200
or more workers: Mandatory
o establishments employing less than 200
workers: Voluntary
 THE TEN FWP DIMENSIONS
Reproductive Health/
Transportation Responsible Parenthood

Education/
Housing Gender Equality

Sports & Spirituality/

Leisure Value Formation

Environment Income Generation/

Protection, Hygiene Livelihood/Cooperative
& Sanitation

Nutrition Medical Health Care

 FWP DIMENSIONS
1 Responsible Parenthood and
Reproductive Health

• Provision of free family planning services to

employees and their spouses
• Advocacy activities/ information sessions on
reproductive health/responsible parenthood
• Availability of plant clinic staff (doctor/nurse)
 Elements of Reproductive Health
D.O. 56-03
• Family Planning (FP)
• Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN)
• Prevention and Management of Abortion and its
Complications (PMAC)
• Prevention and Management of Reproductive Tract
Infections (RTIs)
• Education and Counseling on Sexuality and Sexual
Health
• Breast and Reproductive Tract Cancers and Other
Gynecological Conditions
• Men’s Reproductive Health
• Adolescent and Youth health
• Violence Against Women and Children
• Prevention and Treatment of Infertility and Sexual
Dysfunction
RA 10354 (RPRH Act of 2012)
• Family Planning (FP) Information and Services
• Maternal, Infant and Child Health and Nutrition including
Breastfeeding
• Proscription of Abortion, and Management of Abortion
Complications
• Prevention, Treatment and Management of Reproductive Tract
Infections (RTIs), HIV and AIDS and other Sexually Transmittable
Infections (STIs)
• Age and Development-Appropriate Education and Counseling on
Sexuality and Reproductive Health
• Age and Development-Appropriate Reproductive Health
Education for Adolescents in Formal and Non-Formal Educational
Settings
• Treatment of Breast and Reproductive Tract Cancers and other
Gynecological Conditions and Disorders
• Male Responsibility and Involvement and Men’s Reproductive
Health
• Adolescent and Youth Reproductive Health Guidance and
Counseling at the Point of Care
• Elimination of Violence Against Women and Children and Other
Forms of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
• Prevention, Treatment and Management of Infertility and Sexual
Dysfunction
• Mental Health Aspect of Reproductive Health Care
 FWP DIMENSIONS
2 Education/ Gender Equality

• Advocacy on gender issues and gender equality

• Observance of women’s month/day celebration
• Education on women-related laws and policies
 FWP DIMENSIONS
3 Spirituality/ Value Formation

• Support to workers’ spiritual upliftment and religious activities

• Value formation of workers
• Awards and recognition for employees
 FWP DIMENSIONS
4 Income Generation/
Livelihood/ Cooperative

• Company support to workers’ livelihood activities

• Promotion of entrepreneurship/ self-reliant projects
• Attendance to livelihood seminars
 FWP DIMENSIONS
5 Medical Health Care

• Availability of plant clinic for workers

• Availability of free medical services to workers and dependents
• Health education programs
 FWP DIMENSIONS
6 Nutrition

• Inclusion of nutrition-related programs

• Access to adequate safe food and water for employees
• Nutrition education; regulation of weekly canteen menu
 FWP DIMENSIONS
7 Environment Protection,
Hygiene, and Sanitation

• Promotion of 5s
• Tree planting/ reforestation activities
• Climate change, disaster risk reduction
management
• Fire fighting activities
• No smoking policy
 FWP DIMENSIONS
8 Sports and Leisure

• Company support to sports-related

activities
• Company outing and other recreational
activities
 FWP DIMENSIONS
9 Housing

• Provision of free subsized housing

or quarters for workers
• Barangay infrastructure
development assistance
• Relocation assistance/allowance
 FWP DIMENSIONS
10 Transportation

• Free subsidized transportation services for workers

• Auto/ Car/ Motorcycle plan/ allowance
• Availability of parking areas for workers
Administrative Order No. 209, Series of
2004 (Checklist of Priority Activities related to
the FWP implementation)

• Provides a list of suggested activities

related to the implementation of FWP
What ‘s in FWP that would interest the
employers?

Improved employee productivity,

thus sustaining company
profitability

Better quality of workforce

Reduced cases of employee

absenteeism, tardiness, and
turnover rate due to family-related
concerns
What ‘s in FWP that would interest the
employers?

Recruitment and retention of quality

personnel

Enhanced labor-management
relations

Improved corporate image

Putting the FWP into Practice

The Family Welfare Program is carried out

by the employer by installing the Family
Welfare Committee (FWC) or similar
welfare-based special body composed of
representatives of labor, management and
plant clinic.

The FWC plans and oversees the

implementation of various FWP activities.
Plant-level Family Welfare Committee
(FWC) Responsibilities

The FWC will be responsible

for planning, organizing and
implementing, monitoring an
in-plant family welfare
program. The in-plant program
shall focus on the ten
dimensions of the FWP.

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 Proposed FWC Composition

2 or 3 Plant clinic
management representative
(preferably doctor or
representatives head nurse)

2 or 3 labor Health and

representatives safety officer
 Steps Towards Setting a FWP in the Workplace

Coordinate with the Organize the Family Determine what is

DOLE Regional Office Welfare Committee from the particular need
within your among the management, of the employees
jurisdiction for an unions and workers and
orientation on FWP clinic workers
 Steps Towards Setting a FWP in the Workplace

Come up with a least Provide the necessary Obtain assistance

three priority support, assistance from concerned
dimensions, with family and resources government and non-
planning (FP) services government agencies
as an integral part of
the program
The FWP thrives in the context of
tripartism among the workers, the
management, and the government
sector. Of these key players, WORKERS
management involvement in any
plant-level program spells its
success or failure.
TRIPARTISM

GOVERNMENT

MANAGEMENT
Employer’s Role under the Family Welfare Program

Form a Family Welfare Committee

(FWC) through the assistance of
DOLE Regional Offices

Provide support, assistance and

resources to the workplace FWC
DOLE’s Role under the Family Welfare Program

Shows companies that the promotion of such

packages ultimately benefits the company itself

Does not sponsor the actual provision of these

services, which are completely on the account of the
establishments

Provides both labor and management groups with the

conceptual framework for such in-plant programs and
guidelines

• i.e. the formation of Family Welfare Committees (FWCs)

responsible solely in the planning, organizing and
implementation of the in-plant FWP
 FWP LEGAL/POLICY FRAMEWORK

Article 132 [134] on family planning

services; incentives for family planning of
P.D. 442 (Labor Code of the Philippine, As
Amended and Renumbered) and its IRR

Department Order No. 56-03

(Rationalizing the Implementation of the
FWP in DOLE)

DOLE Administrative Order No. 209,

series of 2004 (Checklist of Priority
Activities Related to FWP
Implementation)
 SUMMARY:
Legal/Policy Framework
For Establishments For Establishments with
FWP Dimension/ Activities with 200 or more less than 200 workers
workers
Compulsory Optional
Compulsory Optional
1. Family Planning* ✔ ✔
• free family planning services to
employees and their spouses

2. All other FWP dimensions and ✔ ✔

its activities under AO 209
• except Gender Equality which
requires provision of measures to
prevent gender-based sexual
harassment in the workplace such
as the conduct of anti-sexual
harassment seminars (RA 11313 or
Safe Spaces Act)

* Note that this is just one of the elements of Reproductive Health Care
Thank you!
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns