Editorial: "Abolishing ENDO or Contractualization" by Jessa Butiu

ENDO or Contractualization started on 1970’s .It is also called “555” by the other workers. It is in the Labor Code of the Philippines Article 106 that allows the contractors to put contract under their workers and laborers. According to the International Labor Organization or ILO it is the new patterns of employment relationship where the contractor will set a six months’ probation regardless to the level of the workers efficiency as the companies try to avoid the cost of regular employment.

And because of that many workers and also politicians wanted the ENDO to end. Since in our generation it is hard to find a decent job, contractualization is becoming a big problem to some of our workers here in our country. But, many companies doesn’t want ENDO to end because it has a positive effect in their company since it is one of the way to ensure the productivity of their employees and because of ENDO they will have more savings when they replace workers with other.

Obviously, there are many disadvantages ENDO can give to the workers. They will have less benefits and lower wages, there is no assurance that they will have work after the 6 months contract to their company.

Since, many people are against to ENDO and they are aware that its not helping our workers in our country , I think the government of Duterte needs to take an action on how to abolish this contractualization and also the cooperation of the owners of the big companies in our country is highly needed if we want ENDO to put an end.