The Department of Labor and Employment yesterday encouraged displaced tourism workers in the formal and informal sectors to avail of the financial assistance and emergency employment program of the government.
Through Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2020-001 signed by DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Department of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, workers in the tourism sector may apply for Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) and Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Program.
Covered by CAMP are tourism industry workers, such as tour guides and service staff.
Under the program, displaced formal sector workers are entitled to receive a one-time financial aid of P5,000.
Establishments with DOT accreditation may directly visit https://reports.dole.gov.ph/ for the online application.
To apply for the one-time cash aid, applicants may select the “Apply for CAMP Financial Assistance” option. If applying for laid-off workers, the applicant simply needs to fill in the online form.
Each applicant will be given a tracking number to monitor the progress of their application.
Meanwhile, the DOLE said workers in the informal sector whose means of livelihood are tourism-related may apply for inclusion in the cash-for-work program under TUPAD.
Under the program, beneficiaries will be provided emergency employment for two weeks and will be paid based on the prevailing minimum wage in the area they are employed.
The CAMP and TUPAD are being implemented under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act.*
