By Liezelle Soriano
MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ), along with the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Finance (DOF), and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) signed on Monday (April 25, 2024) the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) on government workers’ right to self-organize.
These agencies specifically signed the 2024 Rules and Regulations of Executive Order (E.O.) No. 180 series 1987, “Governing the Exercise of the Right of Government Employees to Self-Organize.”
According to DOJ, among the salients points was the Registration of National Employees’ Organizations (NEO) which is the coalition of registered employee organizations within an agency for Collective Negotiation Agreements (CNAs), provides clearer qualifications and criteria for personnel eligibility to join employee organizations, use of electronic filing of pleadings/documents and online platforms, integration of new council policies, employee elections and other important guidelines.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said that the ability of government employees to organize is pivotal to a responsive and resilient government.
“Today, as we inscribe our names unto this document, we celebrate the role of each government employee in shaping a government that is of the people, by the people, and for the people,” the Secretary added.
“The IRR we sign today is a promise — a promise to safeguard the rights of those who serve our country, to support their well-being, and to support their invaluable contribution to our nation.”
(el Amigo/MNM)
