SSS Zambo, DOLE 9-RCC sign MOA under KaSSSangga Collect Program

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) Zamboanga Branch recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Labor and Employment 9 - Regional Coordinating Committee (DOLE 9-RCC) for the social security coverage and protection of their Job Order (JO) workers.  

It said through the KaSSSangga Collect Program, some 70 JO workers under the DOLE-attached agencies will be registered as SSS self-employed members since they are not covered by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). 

Photo shows (L-R) SSS Zamboanga Branch Acting Head Irene D. Laxamana; ECC Regional Advocacy Manager Cerna I. Ahmad-Ayub; NLRC Executive Labor Arbiter Lizanilla J. Amarga; DOLE 9 Regional Director Albert E. Gutib; SSS Mindanao West Division Acting Head Maria Salvacion F. Alam; DOLE Undersecretary Atty. Benjo Santos M. Benavidez; TESDA IX Regional Director Tarhata S. Mapandi; NCMB Regional Director Oliver C. Jao; RTWPB IX Board Secretary VI Joel M. Ijirani; OSHC Regional Program Manager Engr. Leni R. Garcia; and PRC IX Professional Regulations Officer Maricar Siason, presenting the MOA during the 8^th Mindanao Occupational Safety and Health Summit held at the Garden Orchid Hotel's Convention Center in Zamboanga City.

Through the KaSSSangga Collect Program, JO workers who are not covered by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will be ensured of their active SSS membership, which will entitle them to various social security benefits such as sickness, maternity, disability, retirement, death, and funeral, including short-term loan privileges like salary and calamity loan. They may also receive Employees’ Compensation benefits for work-related contingencies. 

With an automatic salary deduction scheme, JO workers’ monthly contributions will be remitted properly, thus making themselves qualified for benefits and privileges under the Social Security and Employees’ Compensation Programs. 

Participating member agencies under DOLE 9-RCC are National Labor Relations Commission, National Conciliation Mediation Board, Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Professional Regulation Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Center, and Employees’ Compensation Commission. (Mindanao Examiner)