Before it adjourned, the House of Representatives passed on second reading a measure that would establish employment standards in the so-called “gig” economy populated by online-based freelance employees.
This is aimed at generating more jobs and career workers in the digital sector as the country transitions to the “new normal” way of transacting business and services.
This measure, House Bill 6926, also aims to enhance the competitiveness of Filipino digital workers through access to necessary trainings, skills development and scholarship programs, according to its lead author, Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte.
HB 6926 is a consolidation of HB 6759 filed by Villafuerte and HB 6786 filed by Bohol Rep. Kristine Alexie Tutor.
The consolidated bill also known as the proposed ‘National Digital Careers Act of 2020,’ mandates the government to map out strategies to promote and strengthen digital careers that have flourished long before the Covid-19 pandemic struck.
The measure is a counterpart to Senate Bill 1469 filed by Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara.
The number of Filipino freelancers and firms that sub-contract freelancers has been significantly growing since 2010, Villafuerte said,
Citing PayPal’s 2018 Global Freelancer Insights Report, Villafuerte said around 2 percent or some 1.5 to 2 million Filipinos are or have engaged in one form or another of freelance work.
In 2019, the Philippines was ranked as the fastest growing market for freelancers and landed 6th place on a Forbes list of top freelance markets in the world, he noted.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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