The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday announced that the application for financial assistance under the Covid19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) for sector workers has been suspended since Wednesday.
DOLE announces with regret the suspension of acceptance of application for financial assistance under the Covid Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) for formal sector workers. Effective 5 p.m. of April 15, the online application has been closed. The labor department has been swamped with large volumes of requests that the available fund for the program amounting to PHP1.6 billion is very close to being depleted,” the DOLE added.
DOLE also asked for the understanding of employers and workers who have yet to receive the cash aid.
“We seek the full understanding of employers and workers who were unable to receive the assistance. The requests simply ballooned beyond the capacity of DOLE’s resources. The situation was aggravated by the extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) up to 30 April” .
“DOLE is working closely with other agencies, including Congress, for an immediate alternative program to help ease the burden on the greater number of workers who did not benefit from CAMP,”.
Source: https://www.dole.gov.ph/news/statement-department-of-labor-and-employment-april-16-2020/
