DOLE list dents investor trust

The country’s leading group of information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) firms opposed the “premature” identification of six companies that supposedly violated employees’ rights during the deadly 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Cebu, arguing that it could be detrimental to investor confidence.

- By DEXTER BARRO II

In a statement, the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) called out the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Visayas, or Region VII, over their “irresponsible declaration.”

The IBPAP stated that these companies were drawn into the issue “without the benefit of impartial investigation or validation.”

“Such actions run contrary to the principles of fairness and good faith expected of a government agency that serves as a partner of both workers and employers in ensuring safe and decent workplaces,” the industry group said.