Defend Jobs Philippines launched Friday a campaign which aims to monitor the employment status amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
The “Trabahotline” was launched 10 months after the imposition of quarantine measures across the country.
The labor group said the campaign encourages local and foreign-based Filipino workers to report issues of termination, retrenchment, floating status, aid issues and other work-related concerns being affected by the pandemic.
"The alarming state of jobs, livelihood, security of tenure, unemployment, and other labor-related issues in the country have worsened due to the absence of concrete and comprehensive employment program and massive jobs creation scheme of the government for Filipino workers here and abroad," Christian Lloyd Magsoy, Defend Jobs Philippines spokesperson, said in a statement.
He said that they are willing to assist workers resolve their issues whatever possible way they can and bridge the complainants to proper and concerned government agencies.
Workers may report their complaints to Trabahotline numbers 028564889, 09956621069 or 09685436243 daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The group will also receive complaints via email at [email protected] or through social media in the group’s official Facebook page Defend Jobs Philippines and Twitter account @defendjobsPH.
Defend Jobs Philippines assured complainants that their identity and their issues will be strictly confidential to protect their privacy.