{"id":264777,"date":"2020-08-10T22:47:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T02:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=264777"},"modified":"2020-08-10T22:47:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T02:47:05","slug":"nearly-158k-workers-displaced-in-past-7-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/10\/nearly-158k-workers-displaced-in-past-7-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 158K workers displaced in past 7 months"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said nearly 158,000 workers were displaced from January to July amid the quarantine measures imposed to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. (Pixabay Photo)profession<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said nearly 158,000 workers were displaced from January to July amid the quarantine measures imposed to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

According to the DOLE\u2019s job displacement report released on Monday, the 157,705 displaced workers came from 7,759 establishments nationwide.<\/p>\n

A total of 7,993 companies have adopted workforce reduction while 766 establishments have reported permanent closure, the report added.<\/p>\n

The National Capital Region (NCR) recorded the highest number of displaced employees at 75,178, including 4,668 workers affected by the 235 establishments that permanently shut down operations.<\/p>\n

The DOLE said the majority of affected employees worked under the administrative and support service and manufacturing sectors.<\/p>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire Luzon under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from March 17 to April 30 to prevent the spread of the Covid-19.<\/p>\n

The most stringent quarantine measure has prompted many companies to temporarily stop operations due to the absence of mass transportation for their workers.<\/p>\n

Upon the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID), Duterte downgraded the quarantine measure in many areas in Luzon but Metro Manila and nearby regions were retained under ECQ until May 15.<\/p>\n

Metro Manila and nearby provinces were eventually placed under less strict general community quarantine but reverted to modified MECQ on Aug. 4 amid the rise of Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n

The experts recommended extending the MECQ up to a whole month to further contain the coronavirus infections which reached 129,913 as of Sunday (Aug. 9).<\/p>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang explained that the economy will not be able to withstand the impact of a longer MECQ in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.<\/p>\n

The Philippine economy suffered the deepest contraction in 29 years after the economic output shrank 16.5 percent in the second quarter this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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