DOLE awards 50 negokarts to ambulant vendors
FOR BAYAMBANG, STA. BARBARA
THE Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office I (DOLE ROI) recently turned over ‘negokarts’ to help boost the livelihood of 50 low-income ambulant vendors in Bayambang and Sta. Barbara.
DOLE RO1 awarded each town 25 units of negokarts, each costing P25,000, as a Kabuhayan component of the DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program that aims to contribute to poverty reduction and reduce vulnerability to risks of the poor, vulnerable and marginalized workers.
Central Pangasinan Field Office Chief Agnes Aguinaldo, representing DOLE RO1 Regional Director Atty. Evelyn R. Ramos, led the turnover of the units to Bayambang while Assistant Regional Director Honorina Dian-Baga meanwhile, did it in Santa Barbara.
Baga said the Negokart assistance helps increase the capital of the beneficiaries, providing them greater mobility.
“One of the reasons for poverty is the lack of productive self-employment activities for our marginalized workers who comprise the bulk of our informal sector workers. Through our Negokart project assistance, we are increasing the capacities for economic improvement of our ambulant vendors in these towns of Pangasinan,” Baga said. (Eva Visperas)
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