2. FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAM
refers to the program being promoted by DOLE that
provides family welfare services to workers, as described
under Department Order No. 56-03 which is carried out
in the workplace through a Family Welfare Committee
(FWC) or similar welfare-based special body composed of
representatives of labor, management and the plant
clinic, if there is any.
3. ATTAINMENT OF DECENT AND
PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT FOR
EVERY FILIPINO WORKER
DOLE VISION
4. Program envisioned
to improve the
quality of life of
workers
A combined tripartite effort in adopting a family-centered
approach to the workplace
WORKERS
6. THE TEN FWP DIMENSIONS
Reproductive Health/
Responsible Parenthood
Education/
Gender Equality
Spirituality/
Value Formation
Income Generation/
Livelihood/Cooperative
Medical Health Care
Nutrition
Sports &
Leisure
Housing
Transportation
Environment
Protection, Hygiene
& Sanitation
7. Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health
1
โข Provision of free family planning services to employees and their
spouses
โข Advocacy activities/ information session on reproductive
health/responsible parenthood
โข Available of plant clinic staff (doctor/nurse)
9. Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 or the
RH Law (RA 10354)
โข Guarantees universal access to methods of contraception,
fertility control, sexual education and maternal care
โข Implemented by the Department of Health in coordination with
the local government units.
โข Enumerates 12 elements of reproductive health care, one of
which is family planning
โข Section 5.07, Rule 5 (Family Planning Services at Establishments
or Enterprises) of its IRR reiterates the enforcement of Article
134 of the Labor Code
10. Education/ Gender Equality
2
โข Advocacy on gender issues and gender equality
โข Observance of womenโs month/day celebration
โข Education on women related laws and policies
11. Spirituality/ Value Formation
3
โข Support to workersโ spiritual
upliftment and religious activities
โข Value formation of workers
โข Awards and recognition for
employees
12. Income Generation/ Livelihood/ Cooperative
4
โข Company support to workers
livelihood activities
โข Promotion of entrepreneurship/
self-reliant projects
โข Attendance to livelihood seminars
13. Medical Health Care
5
โข Availability of plant clinic for workers
โข Availability of free medical services to
workers and dependents
โข Health education programs
14. Nutrition
6
โข Inclusion of nutrition-related programs
โข Access to adequate safe food and water for
employees
โข Nutrition education, regulation of weekly
canteen menu
15. Environment Protection, Hygiene and Sanitation
7
โข Promotion of 5s
โข Tree Planting/ reforestation activities
โข Climate change, disaster risk reduction
management
โข Fire fighting activities
โข No smoking policy
16. Sports and Leisure
8
โข Company support to sport-related activities
โข Company outing and other recreational
activities
17. Housing
9
โข Provision of free subsized housing or
quarters for workers
โข Barangay infrastructure development
assistance/allowance
โข Relocation assistance/allowance
18. Housing
10
โข Provision of free subsized housing or
quarters for workers
โข Barangay infrastructure development
assistance/allowance
โข Relocation assistance/allowance
19. What โs in FWP that would interest the employers?
increased productivity of
workers
a better quality of life of the
worker and his family will
contribute to reduced
absenteeism and tardiness, as
well as to a reduced job
turnover
a better quality workforce with
high productive capacity is an
asset to the company
moreover, the program may
significantly improve industrial
relations
20. Steps Towards Setting a FWP in the Workplace
Provide the necessary support, assistance and
resources
Determine what is the particular need of the employees
Organize the Family Welfare Committee from among the
management, unions and workers and clinic workers
Coordinate with the DOLE Regional Office within your
jurisdiction for an orientation on FWP
21. The FWP thrives in the context of
tripartism among the workers, the
management, and the government
sector. Of these key players,
management involvement in any
plant-level program spells its success
or failure.
22. DOLEโs Role under the Family Welfare Program
Shows companies that the promotion of such
packages ultimately benefits the company itself
Does not sponsor the actual provision of these
services, which are completely on the account of the
establishments
โข i.e. the formation of Family Welfare Committees (FWCs)
responsible solely in the planning, organizing and
implementation of the in-plant FWP
Provides both labor and management groups with the
conceptual framework for such in-plant programs and
guidelines
23. Employerโs Role under the Family Welfare Program
Provide support, assistance and
resources to the workplace FW
Form a Family Welfare Committee
(FWC) through the assistance of
DOLE Regional Offices
24. 24
Family Welfare Committee
A mechanism or a strategy for the
implementation of the Program at the in-plant
level.
Forum where labor and management discuss
matters pertaining to population education and
family welfare.
26. 26
Plant-level Family Welfare Committee
(FWC) Responsibilities
The FWC will be responsible for
planning, organizing and implementing,
monitoring an in-plant family welfare
program. The in-plant program shall
focus on the ten dimensions of the FWP.
27. Article 134 on family planning services;
incentives for family planning of P.D. 442
(Labor Code of the Philippine, As
Amended) and its IRR
Department Order No. 56-03
(Rationalizing the Implementation of the
FWP in DOLE)
DOLE Administrative Order No. 209,
series of 2004 (Checklist of Priority
Activities Related to FWP
Implementation)
FWP LEGAL/POLICY FRAMEWORK
28. Art. 134 of the Labor Code,
as Amended and its IRR
Establishments which are
required by law to maintain a
clinic or infirmary shall provide
free family planning services
to their employees which shall
include but not be limited to, the
application or use of
contraceptive pills and
intrauterine devices. (Art. 134 a)
29. Family Planning
refers to a program which enables
couples and individuals to decide freely
and responsibly the number and
spacing of their children and to have the
information and means to do so, and to
have access to a full range of safe,
affordable, effective, non-abortifacient
modem natural and artificial methods of
planning pregnancy- (IRR of The
Responsible Parenthood and
Reproductive Health Act of 2012)
30. The DOLE shall develop and
prescribe incentive bonus
schemes to encourage family
planning among female workers
in any establishment or
enterprise (Art. 134 b)
31. Employers who habitually employ more
than 200 workers in any locality shall
provide free family planning services to their
employees and their spouses which shall
include, but not limited to, the application or
use of contraceptives. (Par. 1,Section 11, Rule
XII Employment of Women and Minors)
32. SUMMARY:
Legal/Policy Framework
FWP Dimension/ Activities
For Establishments
with 200 or more
workers
Compulsory Optional
For Establishments
with less than 200
workers
Compulsory Optional
1. Family Planning*
โข free family planning services to
employees and their spouses
๏ผ ๏ผ
2. All other FWP dimensions and
its activities under AO 209
โข except Gender Equality which
requires enforcement of the
provisions of the Anti-Sexual
Harassment Law (RA 7877)
> posting/dissemination of RA 7877
> creation of a CODI
> formulation of an anti-SH policy
๏ผ ๏ผ
* Note that this is just one of the ten elements of Reproductive health
