TUPAD WORKERS. Underemployed, self-employed, and displaced marginalized workers from Bohol province get their 10-day salary after joining the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) of the Department of Labor and Employment. DOLE-7 regional director Lilia Estillore said Thursday (Aug. 22, 2024) that 6,000 beneficiaries received some PHP29.2 million in government aid. (Photo courtesy of DOLE-7)
CEBU CITY – A total of 6,000 beneficiaries of the community-based program for the underemployed, self-employed, and displaced marginalized workers received a total of PHP29.2 million in government aid.
Lilia Estillore, regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment-7, said Thursday these workers aided by the national government through the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) are from the 22 towns of Bohol province.
She said beneficiaries were tapped for the repair, maintenance, and improvement of common public facilities and infrastructure community clean-up, as well as agro-forestry community projects for 10 days.
She added each TUPAD worker was paid a daily wage of PHP468.
The workers were provided with protective equipment and one-year personal accident insurance coverage through the Government Service Insurance System. (PNA)
