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By Prince Golez, Manila Reporter
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Wednesday, february 15, 2017
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MANILA – Filipino workers who will be displaced because of the closure of large-scale mining firms need not worry because the recently passed Republic Act (RA) 10771 will help them find jobs, said Sen. Sonny Angara.
RA 10771, or the Philippine Green Jobs Act was signed into law in May 2016.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources earlier ordered the closure of 23 mining firms in Zambales, Eastern Samar, Dinagat Island, and Surigao del Norte due to indiscriminate mining.
About 19,000 workers will be affected by the mine closures, according to the Chambers of Mines.
“Everyone wants a meaningful job – one that does not only provide livelihood for his or her family, but a job that contributes to the world as well. The Green Jobs Act clears the way for Filipinos to have access to these jobs,” Angara said.
Green jobs refer to employment opportunities that help “protect ecosystems and biodiversity; reduce energy, materials and water consumption through high-efficiency strategies; de-carbonize the economy; and minimize or altogether avoid generation of all forms of waste and pollution,” the law said.
Environment secretary Gina Lopez said that her department will develop the areas previously occupied by the mining firms into ecological and economic zones.
Displaced workers will also be hired for mine-site rehabilitation and tapped for reforestation activities, the secretary said./PN
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