When will the O.S.H Bill Be Enacted into Law?

During their meeting with Prime Minister John Briceño on Friday, N.T.U.C.B. representatives also voiced their concerns about the Occupational Safety and Health Bill. When we last spoke with N.T.U.C.B. President Luke Martinez in April, he mentioned that their proposal was with the attorney general. Here’s what he had to say today.

 

Luke Martinez, President, N.T.U.C.B

“Quite frankly, one of the biggest hold back with this legislation is the fact that we are dealing with a new world of work. A lot has changed since we worked on that document, post COVID. At labor advisory board level, the ministry had forwarded the completed work. There was a work completed by the NTUCB and everybody knows we are on board jointly, chamber and NTUCB. But, the document was sent to Attorney General Ministry for their perusal as well as to the International Labor Organization and that took some time. We believe that we could have received feedback on that request earlier. Nonetheless there is feedback from the AG Ministry and I.L.O. So we will see where we go from there. But, there is a commitment from the prime minister. It is a welcomed commitment that he will do his best to bring the Ministry of Labor, Chamber and the NTUCB in one room and we should be able to conduct our revision and see how we can get out of there with a document that goes back to the House in bill form.”