The Marikina Tripartite Industrial Peace Council Memorandum of Agreement
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https://doi.org/10.70922/qrb91978Keywords:
labor policies, Marikina City, tripartismAbstract
Tripartism is a mechanism in labor that promotes collaboration among its primary pillars: the labor sector, the business sector, and the local government, materialized through an agreement. This paper examines the current state of tripartism in Marikina City, focusing on the opportunities and challenges derived from the triangulated lived experiences of the six standing labor unions in the city through a Focus Group Discussion, and the Labor Relations and Public Employment Service Office of Marikina City (LRPESO), and the business sector through Key Informant Analysis. This study employed a qualitative approach using Narrative Inquiry Design, and Institutionalism as its main theory. The results of the study present the successes, challenges, shared responsibilities, and recommendations of the three primary pillars in magnifying the mandates of their existing agreement.
Keywords: labor policies, Marikina City, Tripartism
Ang tripartism ay isang mekanismo sa paggawa na nagtataguyod ng kolaborasyon sa pagitan ng mga pangunahing haligi nito: ang sektor ng manggagawa, ang sektor ng negosyo, at ang lokal na pamahalaan sa ilalim ng isang kasunduan. Sinusuri ng papel na ito ang kontemporaneong kalagayan ng tripartism sa Lungsod ng Marikina, na nakatuon sa mga oportunidad at hamon na nagmula sa triangulated na karanasan ng anim na umiiral na unyon ng manggagawa sa lungsod sa pamamagitan ng Focus Group Discussion, at ng Labor Relations and Public Employment Service Office ng Marikina City (LRPESO), at ng sektor ng negosyo sa pamamagitan ng Key Informant Analysis. Sumailalim ang pag-aaral na ito sa kwalitatibong pamamaraan gamit ang Narrative inquiry Design, at Institutionalism bilang pangunahing teorya nito. Ang mga resulta ng pag-aaral na ito ay nagpapakita ng mga tagumpay, hamon, responsibilidad, at rekomendasyon ng tatlong pangunahing haligi ng tripartism sa pagtatagumpay ng mga mandato ng kanilang kasunduan.
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