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Gov't urged toforge pactwith china

By Maricel V, Cruz
are in the tourism and arts sectors. Many ready, bilateral meetings can be held,,'
are also undocumented migrants. Having said Siao, vice chairman of the House
CONGRESSMAN from Mindanao on Monday rfged the
A government a labor pact with China will protect lhem committee on tourism.
I A Iafter finding out from philippine agreement with'ihina
to enter into a labor and see to their welfare," he added. Notiig that an erecutive agreement
libor authorities and The congressman said either a bi- takes time to deyelop, Siao said,.\I/e can
Cli19s9 embassy that the two countries ao not y.t tuu" u lateral executive pact or a treaty could leam from how current related agree-
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bilateral be crafted-
labor agreement. ments wilh China are working out."
"The executive agreement would be "We have education, scientific, tech-
"The time is right and circumstanc- Iilipinos in China," said Siao, who waseasier to do, So we could do that first. nical, and business agreements in place
es are ripe for having such an agree- pafl ofthe congressional delegation that The Department
ment," Rep. Frederick Siao of Iligan welcomed Chinese President
of Foreign Affairs and underway through different ex-
Xi Jinping and the Department of Labor and Em- changes and projects. These agreements
City said. to Mindanao last November during his ployment can jointly work on this on
"There is a crucial need for this be- state visit.
can be upgraded or expanded. The
our side and while they do, their coun- mechanisnrs and lessons leamed
cause, as President Rodrigo Duteite has ' "Many Filipino lront
workers in China are terparts in China Can do their work as the existing agreements would be inputs
pointed out, there are about 300,000 professionals and skilled
workers. Some well. When working documenrs are to the bilateral labor pact,', he said.

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