Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a bill seeking maternity cash aid for pregnant workers in the informal sector to help boost the economy and improve the health of mothers and infants nationwide.
The chair of the Senate committee on women, children, family relations and gender equality, said Senate Bill 2175 or the Maternity Benefit for Women in the Informal Economy Act of 2021, will enhance the existing Republic Act 11210 or Expanded Maternity Leave Law to require government to give out a direct maternity cash aid for all pregnant workers in the informal sector.
“Dahil may krisis sa bansa, lahat ng tao sa tahanan ay napipilitang mag-ambag sa gastusin. Kaya tuloy napakaraming mga buntis ang patuloy sa pagkayod, kahit pa sa ilalim ng informal economy kahit wala silang maaasahang maternity benefits dito,” she said.
“Malapit man silang manganak, nagtatrabaho pa rin sila sa mga palengke at mga serbisyong home-based dahil wala silang maiuuwing kita kung hindi sila magpupursige. Kailangan natin silang tulungan,” Hontiveros said.
She explained that under her bill, all pregnant workers in the informal economy who are not members of the Social Security System (SSS) will be entitled to a one-time maternity cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
The amount of the cash aid will be equivalent to the prevailing minimum wage in the worker’s region multiplied by 22 days.
Funding for the cash aid, Hontiveros said, would be collected from excise taxes on sweetened beverages, alcohol and tobacco products, and may be augmented by appropriations under the yearly national budget.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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