BALANGA CITY (PIA) -- A total of eight locators of the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) received the Safety Seal from Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
Recipients include Almatech Mfg. Corp., BFD Global Footwear Mfg. Inc, D.I. Dawn Patrol Mfg. Corp., Dong-In Sunbirds Corporation, East-Cam Tech Corp., Essilor Mfg. Phils., Inc., Mitsumi Phils., Inc. and Perpetual Prime Mfg. Inc.
DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the Safety Seal signifies that a company is compliant with all the standards set by the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.
Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III (4th from left) leads the conferment of Safety Seal to eight locators of the Freeport Area of Bataan. (Camille Anne S. Bartolome/PIA 3)
For his part, Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan Administrator Emmanuel Pineda thanked the locators for complying with the protocols.
“Thank you for complying with the safety protocols and ensuring a safe working environment for your employees, which will also help FAB attract more investors that can help the economy to recover,” Pineda said.
The Safety Seal Certification Program is directed by the Inter-Agency Task Force Resolution No. 87 S. 2020 and manufacturing companies are under the issuing authority of DOLE along with establishments in the construction, utilities, information and communication, and warehousing industries. (CLJD/CASB-PIA 3)