Two Bacolod City councilors are calling on owners of business establishments to implement City Ordinance 311 requiring them to provide chairs or benches to their salespersons.  

The resolution, proposed by Councilors Jocelle Batapa-Sigue and Wilson Gamboa Jr., said it has been observed by some non- government organizations working for the benefit and protection of the working class that this requirement is not strictly followed in the city.

Both officials said the city shall require the business establishment to submit a certification of the number of employees and the number of benches and chairs they have before they can obtain a business permit.

They said the city  believes that its labor force is the key ingredient that spells the socio-economic development of the community and therefore, the working class must be protected and provided with the necessary fiscal and non-fiscal rights and benefits in their respective workplaces.*           

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