Marcos on 'endo': The reality is some jobs are seasonal

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This February 2018 file photo shows members of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines rally in Cebu against labor contractualization.

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MANILA, Philippines — Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he will look into ending contractual labor if elected president but also said that that kind of prohibition cannot apply to all industries.

 

He said that proposals to end the practice of 'endo' — short labor contracts where workers do not get the benefits that regular employees do — should take into account that some jobs are seasonal. Employers opposed to the moves to end 'endo' had said that they only hire contractual labor when demand for workers is higher.

 

"Kung sakali man na makaupo ako ay babalikan natin titingnan natin, ayusin natin para — tama nga naman na it applies only to those businesses that are not seasonal," he said in an interview aired Monday on One PH's "KandidaTalks".

 

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