Nov 2, 2008
Loopholes in labor justice
If you ask law practitioners to name some graft-ridden state agencies, chances are they will not fail to mention the National Labor Relations Commission. A lawyer who specializes in labor cases told me that fixing of cases is still rampant in the commission despite efforts by labor authorities to reform it and clean it up.
It’s commonplace to hear labor arbiters of the NLRC being denounced by complainants in labor disputes for inefficiency, partiality, undue delay and lack of fairness in deciding on cases. Just last year, Victoriano Calaycay was dismissed as commissioner upon Malacañang’s order after being caught in the act of receiving extortion money from a job recruiter.
Not a few arbiters involved in decisions-for-sale rackets have been fired or dismissed. Sen. Panfilo Lacson has blamed graft and corruption in this quasi-judicial body for backlogs that run up to thousands.
Fel V. Maragay, Manila Standard
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