How to End ‘Endo’ in the Philippines

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Patricia Matias, a graduate of MIT Sloan and Harvard Kennedy School, joins PumaPodcast editor-at-large Jaemark Tordecilla to discuss "endo" or end-of-contract labor practices in the Philippines, where workers are dismissed before gaining full benefits and job security. Matias highlights that despite presidential promises, endo persists due to business interests and a lack of worker solidarity.

She proposes a three-pronged approach to address endo. First, a "narrative shift" to convince businesses that providing "good jobs" with security and benefits can improve operational excellence and profitability, drawing on research from MIT's Good Jobs Institute. Second, government support, including tax incentives for compliant companies and onboarding toolkits for businesses transitioning away from endo. Third, sector-specific pilot programs to develop successful "playbooks" for ending endo, which can then be scaled nationally. She argues that ending endo is vital for the country's health, building social safety nets and ensuring all citizens have deserved security and benefits.

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