PLDT, PAL biggest ‘violators’ of labor laws

TWO of the country’s top corporations, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and the Philippine Airlines (PAL) and sister company PAL Express face stiff sanctions for violating the law against illegal work contracting and sub-contracting, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE).

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd disclosed on Tuesday that PLDT, owned by businessman Manuel Pangilinan, and PAL of business tycoon Lucio Tan were among the big companies subjected recently to a Special Assessment/Visit Establishment (SAVE), DOLE’s mechanism to assess, validate and verify compliance with labor laws and their contractors/sub-contractors.