DOLE lets employers, workers decide whether to mask up at work

A woman walks past a mural depicting frontline health workers wearing masks, along a street in Manila on November 10, 2021.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment is leaving it up to employers and their workers to decide whether they will continue to wear masks at work after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. scrapped the mask mandate.

In Labor Advisory No. 22, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said employers and their workers may require the wearing of face masks taking into account hazards and risks, industry requirements and incidence of other infectious diseases.

The DOLE also said that employers and their workers “have a shared responsibility to ensure safe and healthful working conditions” in accordance with the Labor Code and minimum public health standards.

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