Government Affirms Amelioration of Disadvantaged Sugar Workers

The government today said that the Sugar Amelioration Program (SAP) under RA 6982 is solely an amelioration and welfare scheme aimed at alleviating the conditions of the country’s close to 700,000 sugar industry workers.
DOLE Acting Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz stressed that the SAP Fund’s purpose remains faithful to the mandate of ensuring the social protection of [...]

