A LABOR leader on Sunday urged the Labor department to increase spending on protecting workers’ rights and strengthening trade unions, after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the agency has one of the lowest budget use rates.
“There is a need for more funding in certain areas to better support trade unions and the labor sector,” Federation of Free Workers President Jose Sonny G. Matula told BusinessWorld in a Viber message.
“We request more funding for labor education, particularly to support trade unions and federations in educating workers about their rights and responsibilities,” he added.
The DBM last week said the Labor department is one of the 10 agencies with the lowest spending. — Chloe Mari A. Hufana
