A total of 345 displaced workers in Iloilo City have already received their salaries for the services rendered under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

Each of the beneficiaries received a daily salary of P450 during the pay-out held on July 11 for the work rendered from June 13-27.

Beneficiaries helped in the declogging projects and market clean-up of the City Engineer’s Office.

The City Public Employment Service Office is implementing the DOLE-TUPAD program, a community-based package of assistance that provides emergency employment for displaced workers, underemployed and seasonal workers, for a minimum period of 10 days, but not to exceed a maximum of 30 days, depending on the nature of work to be performed.IloiloCity PIO/laf/PIA6-Iloilo