Transport workers uphold bipartite cooperation By: Junaliza Aragon
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) of Region 10 facilitated the orientation on the concept and principles of Labor Management Cooperation (LMC) Program and its committee structure on February 22-24, 2016 in Cagayan de Oro City.
The three-day Leadership Skills Training for all officers of Mindanao Alliance of Land Transport and General Workers Union (MALTU) had a total of 62 participants. MALTU, being an advocate of Industrial Peace for all workers of Yanson Group of Companies uphold LMC as extremely important in the
transport industry. Jose B, Ares, administrator of MALTU stressed out that all local unions and affiliates aim for Industrial Peace, Teamwork and Productivity which means, MALTU members are responsible leaders committed to perform the work of the company and to the community in general.
NCMB 10 conducts basic course on Labor Management Cooperation TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental – The National Conciliation and Mediation Board of Region 10 conducted the Basic Orientation Course Seminar cum Labor Management Cooperation (LMC) Structuring to the Mindanao International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (MICTSI), Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental on March 11, 2016 with the management and union officers. Around 15 participants attended the activity and successfully institutionalized the creation of LMC Counsel with sub-committees namely: Labor Law Compliance, Safety and Health, Productivity Improvement Program, Family Welfare and Problem Solving Committees. MICTSI workers formed their union sometime in 2013 and concluded its first Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on March 20, 2015 under the affiliation of Federation of Democratic Labor Organization (FDLO) with lawyer Gregorio A. Pizarro as national president. The CBA of MICTSI particularly
Article 11 provides the provision on Labor Management Committee with a purpose to operate as a proper forum for dialogue among labor and management as well as to discuss matters such as, but not limited to: matters outside the provision of grievance machinery or non-grievable matters; to increase productivity and sharing of benefits in the form of bonus or incentives resulting therefrom; worker’s education at work and job enhancement; family planning; sports program and other matters that either of the parties may desire to thresh out in order to avoid strained employeremployee relationship.
MITCSI LMC appointed a secretary three days before the schedule. LMC from the staff of Human Resource Meeting will be made every 2nd Friday Department to keep the records and of the month.(NCMB10) serve notices for meetings at least
Capabuild for GAP assessors, inspectors conducted By: Joanne L. Olson
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – To extend appropriate technical assistance to farmers to be able to adjust and comply with applicable standards, a capability building training for Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) was recently extended to assessors and inspectors of the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) in Cagayan de Oro City. GAP refers to the practices that address environmental, economic and social sustainability for on-farm processes which result to safe and quality food and non-food agricultural products. Ruben B. Miranda, member of the GAP for Rice technical working Group (TWG) stressed on the need for farms to be GAP certified. “GAP is a language of trade because it is a requirement when you want to export products to other countries, while locally some supermarkets are now requiring their suppliers to be GAP certified,” he said. It also ensures that farmers’ practices are sustainable to ensure
safety and quality of produce, which will eventually help in boosting competitiveness and market access of produce locally and internationally. With the training anchored in facilitating availability and access of food and non-food agricultural products to local and foreign markets that are ascertained to have undergone production and processing system that ensures food safety and quality while giving high regard for environmental protection and that of workers’ health, safety and welfare, its course module elaborated the following topics: Philippine GAP Program, Code of GAP for Rice, Fruits and Vegetables, and the Regional GAP Team Pre-Application and Monitoring
System. The discussion of the said topics was also complemented by an on-field mock assessment and inspection of a vegetable farm, employing square foot urban gardening in barangay Pagatpat, CDO’s compliance to GAP standards. To date, there are 15 applicants throughout Northern Mindanao, who have already signified interest for their farms to be GAP certified.
A pool of experts from the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), the training arm of the DA, has also joined the said capability building training. GAP applications are freeof-charge while its administrative expenses shall be shouldered by the DA’s Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards. The validity of GAP certification is only one year.