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Labor thinktank releases first toolkit on decent work for Pinoyemployers, trainers and workers.

As part of itscampaign for decent work, government labor thinktank Institute for Labor Studies (ILS), in partnership with the International Labor Organizationhaswritten a toolkit for speakers, trainers and other potential advocates of decent work. The project is part of the 3rd Cycle of Decent Work Agenda, 2008-2010, which seeks to educate the public on decent work especially at the grassroots level.

Dubbed“Decent Work: Making it Your Own“ toolkitincludes two booklets created specially forTrainers, and the Pocket Guide on DecentWork. These two easy-to-use books are designed to help trainers and advocates alike, to talk and push for Decent WorkWritten with the trainer in mind, it is filled with interesting, colorful and practical examples trainers can use for their workshops and other advocacy activities.

“For work to have a deeper meaning it should not just be any kind of work, it has to be decent,” said Cynthia Cruz, Executive Director of the Institute for Labor Studies. “Admittedly, decent concept is still vague to many partners and stakeholders. We have different definitions of what decent work is. These toolkits will give us a better understanding on ondecent work, particularly at the grassroots levels. We hope that from being a policy ideal, it can evolve to becoming a way of life for many Filipinos,” Cruz emphasized. The toolkit which was created in consultation with its social partners will be used inadvocating adherence to decent work outcomes for policy formulation and program implementation.

The toolkit is available for download for free at this link:

Decent Work Toolkit for Trainers
Decent Work Toolkit for Speakers

Contact:
Mr. Zoren T. Amat
Senior Labor Employment Officer
Advocacy & Publications Office
Department of Labor and Employment
Telephone Numbers: (632) 5273490 / 5273447
Fax: (632) 5273491