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Go bats for measures on workers' welfare

SEN. Christopher Lawrence 'Bong' Go on Saturday said he is rooting for several Senate bills aimed at creating a better and more equitable work environment for land-based overseas Filipino workers, seafarers and domestic helpers.

He said the Senate bills he is rooting for include the Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers (SB 1191); the institutionalization of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) hospital in San Fernando City, Pampanga (SB 2297); Greater Responsibility and Accountability from Private Employment Agencies (SB 2109); and Additional Divisions in the National Labor Relations Commission (SB 1187).