勞工部 呼籲制定新法律來保護送貨員

勞工部長西爾維斯特·貝洛三世 (Silvestre Bello III) 週四表示，在一些人經歷過涉嫌違規行為的報導後，政府應該通過一項保護送貨員的新法律。

他告訴 ABS-CBN 的 TeleRadyo：“我們需要一部法律來涵蓋車手與其平台之間的關係。”

貝洛的辦公室週二發布了一份諮詢報告，以幫助制定確定送貨員與食品配送公司之間工作關係的標準。

他說，根據菲律賓勞動法，被視為送餐應用員工的送餐員有權享受最低福利。

受僱騎手的福利包括最低工資、假期工資、保費工資、加班工資、夜班差價、服務獎勵假、第 13 個月工資、離職工資和退休工資。他們還有權獲得職業安全與健康 (OSH) 標準福利，包括 SSS、PhilHealth 和 Pag-IBIG，以及現有法律規定的其他福利。

但貝洛補充說，那些被視為獨立承包商或自由職業者的人將受各自與數字平台公司的合同或協議的約束。

在此之前，foodpanda 解雇了數十名騎手，據稱他們抗議該公司降低工資的新支付計劃。

達沃聯合送貨車手協會總裁埃德蒙· (Edmund Carillo) 表示，43 名車手中有 32 名尚未再次獲得 foodpanda 的送餐服務。

他說他們應該在 7 月 26 日在達沃市與 foodpanda 進行對話，但沒有公司代表到達。他補充說，他們後來了解到，foodpanda 已於 7 月 22 日與 勞工部會面。

卡里洛說：“我們不明白為什麼他們在有時間表的時候沒有面對我們。”

由於新的付款計劃，他說他現在每天只能賺取 P700。

卡里洛說：“燃料、食物、裝載和其他費用必須扣除。因此，實得工資約為 P200。”

在周二發布的一份聲明中，foodpanda 表示將繼續定期對話，“以幫助騎手更好地了解他們的收入結構，以及他們可以獲得的其他好處。”

該公司表示，在違反與 foodpanda 的協議後，它解雇了 37 名乘客。

“這些違規行為包括進行虛假預訂和煽動其他車手共同違反與公司的協議，”它說。

Foodpanda 還表示，它對一些騎手施加的 10 年停期是“系統故障”。

該公司表示：“我們的技術團隊已採取所有必要措施來解決這個錯誤，我們已經向參加我們公開對話邀請的車手解釋了同樣的問題。”

DOLE calls for new law to protect delivery riders

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Thursday the government should pass a new law protecting delivery riders following reports of alleged irregularities that some had experienced.

he told ABS-CBN's TeleRadyo: “We need a law to cover the relationship of the riders and their platforms.”

Bello's office on Tuesday released an advisory in order to help set the standards in determining the working relationship between delivery riders and food delivery companies.

Delivery riders considered employees of food delivery apps are entitled to minimum benefits under the Labor Code of the Philippines, he said.

The benefits of employed riders are minimum wage, holiday pay, premium pay, overtime pay, night shift differential, service incentive leave, 13th month pay, separation pay, and retirement pay. They are also entitled to get occupational safety and health (OSH) standards benefits, including from SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG, as well as other benefits under existing laws.

But those deemed as independent contractors or freelancers will be governed by their respective contracts or agreements with the digital platform company, Bello added.

This comes after foodpanda offboarded dozens of riders for allegedly protesting the company's new payment scheme that reduced their wages.

Edmund Carillo, president of Davao United Delivery Riders Association Inc., said 32 out of 43 riders have yet to be given access again by foodpanda for catering deliveries.

He said they were supposed to have a dialogue with foodpanda in Davao City on July 26, but no company representative arrived. They later learned that foodpanda already met with DOLE on July 22, he added.

Carillo said: “We couldn't understand why they didn't face us when there was a schedule.”

Due to the new payment scheme, he said he was now earning only P700 per day.

Carillo said: “Expenses for fuel, food, load and others would have to be deducted. So, take-home pay is about P200.”

In a statement released Tuesday, foodpanda said it would continue regular dialogues "to help riders better understand their earnings structure, and other benefits available to them."

The company said it offboarded 37 riders after violating agreement with foodpanda.

"These violations included making fake bookings and instigating other riders to jointly breach their agreements with the company," it said.

Foodpanda also said the 10-year suspension it imposed to some riders was a "system glitch".

"Our technical team has taken all the necessary steps to address this error and we have explained the same to riders who have attended our invitations for open dialogue," the company said.