'No vaccine, no salary' scheme illegal — senators

San Juan City residents queue for their COVID-19 shots at the Filoil Arena on May 24, 2021.

The STAR / Boy Santos

MANILA, Philippines — A "no vaccine, no salary" policy that some employers are reportedly imposing is illegal and inhumane, the chair of the Senate committee on labor said as he urged the labor department to punish companies that use it.

Two other senators also condemned the scheme, which the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines bared over the weekend.

"Workers not being paid just because they are unvaccinated is patently illegal and inhumane, plain and simple. Wala po dapat brasuhan o shortcut sa paghihikayat ng mga employers sa pagbabakuna ng kanilang mga manggagawa," Sen. Joel Villanueva said.

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