Employers that are signatories to the 1 Million Jobs (1MJ) manifesto will flesh out their plans and strategies in creating quality employment under the new administration.
The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) said in a statement this will be one of the highlights of the 43rd National Conference of Employers (NCE43) this month.
Stressing on how skills development will support the objective of creating quality jobs, the 1MJ Team composed of business organizations will tackle policy advocacies that will create an enabling business environment for growth and expansion as well as initiatives to prepare the Filipino workforce for the 21st century workplace.
Since launching the 1MJ in 2021, ECOP, together with select industry associations and various government agencies led by the Department of Labor and Employment under the National Employment Recovery Strategy Task Force, facilitated the creation of a million jobs at the end of March 2022.
The initiative, which was renewed in May this year, was mounted in response to the call for massive job creation and recovery for the Filipino workforce hard hit by the new coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
The industry associations include Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines, Philippine Constructors Association Inc. , Philippine Hotel Owners Association Inc. and Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Inc. This year’s NCE will be held in-person on August 24 to 25 at Marriott Hotel Manila with the theme “Reimagining the Future of Employment: From Policies to Actions.” Through this annual event, The output of the Conference comes in the form of resolutions which are submitted to the President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. – Irma Isip
