Nais ng isang senador na magkaroon ng bayad ang mga kawani ng pribadong sektor sa gitna na rin ng nararanasang pandemya ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Sa kanyang Senate Bill (SB) No. 2307, hiniling ni Senator Leila de Lima na magkaroon ng limang araw na paid leave ang kawani ng private sector na nagpositibo sa COVID-19 o alinmang infectious disease at hindi lalabis sa 60 araw na paid leave credits sa 80% ng suweldong mga inilagay sa "floating status".
“Workers already occupy a precarious and vulnerable position in Philippine society but their situation was further exacerbated by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.This vulnerable sector has long been consigned to the sidelines, forced to endure their struggles and to fend for themselves while the administration continues to allow the deluge of Chinese workers much to their detriment,” sabi pa niDe Lima, Chairperson ng Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development.
Leonel Abasola
