Mactan Airport is PHL’s First Labor Laws Compliant Airport – Secretary Baldoz

The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in Lapu-Lapu City on Wednesday was officially declared as the first labor laws compliant airport in the Philippines.

Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz led the unveiling of the Labor Laws Compliance Marker at the Arrivals Forecourt of the MCIA.

She was accompanied by Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza, DOLE 7 Director Exequiel Sarcauga and officials from MCIAA Authority and GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC), the private manager and operator of the Mactan airport.

The DOLE compliance badge signifies GMCAC’s strong support to the implementation of Dole’s major labor reform program, the Labor Laws Compliance System (LLCS).

The LLCS is a voluntary compliance system of labor laws where companies are assessed and assisted to become compliant.

The Labor Laws Compliance Marker is a significant milestone for all those who work and manage the airport terminal.

GMCAC president Louie Ferrer said their company will continue to build good relations with its officials and employees as they will operate the airport for the next 23 years.

GMCAC has a 25-year concession agreement with Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) to manage the domestic and international passenger terminals when it won the bidding conducted in 2014.

The company won the PHP17.5-billion bid for the expansion and management and operation of the airport.

The expansion project includes the construction of Mactan airport Terminal 2 (T2) which will increase the airport’s passenger capacity from the current 4.5 million a year to 12.5 million a year. (PNA) LAP/EB/EDS