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Courtesy Call on Honorable Monte McNaughton, Ontario Minister of Labor
2020-04-06
PR No. 18-2020
Toronto, 06 March 2020 – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto is pleased to inform that Consul General Orontes V. Castro called on Ontario Minister of Labor Monte McNaughton in his office at University Avenue, Toronto. Attorney Rachel P. Zozobrado-Nagayo, Philippine Labor Attache in Toronto, also attended the meeting.
Consul General Castro thanked the Minister for the general well treatment of Overseas Filipino Workers in the Province of Ontario. Minister McNaughton replied that when he assumed office as Minister of Labor, he has focused on polices that will promote the health and safety of all workers in the Province of Ontario. He informed that the Training and Skills Development of workers were added to the responsibility of his Ministry.
Minister McNaughton manifested his continued support for the Overseas Filipino Workers and he further recognized their “strong” contribution to Ontario’s labor market. He assured Consul General Castro and Labor Attache Zozobrado-Nagayo that his office will assign a staff who will assist the POLO-Toronto (Philippine Overseas Labor Office) and the Consulate General on issues and concerns affecting the OFWs. He also agreed on the request to have his office conduct an orientation for the personnel of POLO-Toronto and the Consulate General on the provisions of Ontario’s Employment Standards Act and the Employment Protection of Foreign Nationals Act.