MANILA – In a unique
partnership which spans some 17 years, the Trade Union Congress of the
Philippines (TUCP-ITUC) and Japanese unions through the Japan International
Labor Foundation (JILAF) are again leading preparations for another round of
national capacity programs aimed at scaling up productivity efforts at the
workplace.
This program, which was
piloted and formally introduced in the Philippines in 2011, dubbed PROGRESS or Program
on the Role of Trade Unions in Empowerment and Strategic Steps to Decent Work, is
an action-oriented model initiative which integrates industrial relations,
corporate social responsibility and productivity-enhancing methods through 5S,
Kaizen and collective bargaining into one package.
A high level delegation of
five officials and experts of Japan Productivity Center (JPC) and JILAF headed
by its Executive Director, Mr. Hisashige Danno, will lead the conduct of the
five-day program which will run from December 9 to 13, 2012.
“We are very excited about
this program. Implementing this new initiative in the country, now in its
second year, shows that considerable progress has been made towards improving working
conditions and productivity at the workplace,” said TUCP President Ernesto
Herrera.
Mr. Herrera expresses pride
at hearing the positive reviews of all joint TUCP and JILAF programs. He shares
that TUCP members and partners always look forward to attending JILAF programs
which are known to be always dynamic and participatory-oriented with practical
applications to any type of workplace.
“We are very proud to be
part of and the key implementing partner of JILAF in so many pioneering
efforts. This year, the TUCP is proud to be jointly implementing yet another equally
relevant and timely program on productivity’, he added.
Mr. Herrera notes that this
program could not have come at a better time. “Filipino workers and their
families are faced with many challenges and opportunities which make it even
more important to get our productivity performance up to speed. But rather than
waiting for the government to do something, unions and workers are taking
productivity matters into their own hands”, he added.
“I am certain that unions,
workers and their families have the capability and commitment to take up this
productivity challenge and succeed’, concludes Herrera.
This year’s module which
has been expanded to five days, will further emphasize strategies and actions
by which workers and their unions, and jointly with government and employers,
can participate and make meaningful contributions to improving productivity at
the workplace. Around 40 trade union leaders from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao
coming from sectors identified as key employment generators such as BPOs,
services (e.g., hotels and restaurants) and transportation and other major industries
will attend the program. (TUCP/PIA)
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