Boracay ‘endo’ forum

The campaign of the Duterte administration to put a stop to end of contract (endo) system has kicked off at the world-famous Boracay Island in Aklan.

Undersecretary Dominador Say of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) led a recent forum on endo, which was attended by 299 representatives from hotel and resort managements.

“This forum is only to discuss among owners in this resort island regarding the legal aspect of the implementation of the no endo policy. I hope they should not wait for its full implementation,” Say said.

For the endo to be legitimate, contractors must clearly specify in the contract the specific job of the worker, he said.

Say reminded that once the contract expires, the company must either let the worker go or regularize his or her contract.

For her part, DOLE Western Visayas Regional Director Salome Siaton said her office has started the endo campaign in other areas of the region.