THE government kicked off its employment recovery strategy on Labor Day that includes a proposed P24-billion wage subsidy for about 1 million private sector workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

The National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) 2021-2022 involves an eight-point agenda that will improve “employability and productivity of workers while providing support to existing and emerging businesses,” its chairman, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, said during an online jobs summit on Saturday.

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