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PCCI CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) DIVISION The PCCI Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) Division spearheads programs that are aimed at promoting social accountability and labor compliances as well as enhancing workplace productivity and competitiveness through helping local chambers and member companies achieve improved labor relations, workplace productivity and competitiveness.
PCCI also implements poverty alleviation initiatives through programs that ensure robust economic development, social and political stability for the country through in with the government. I. SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND LABOR COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS A. UN Global Compact Initiatives The Global Compact is an initiative launched by the Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan at the Davos World Economic Forum in 1999. It aims to encourage corporations to exercise Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by adhering internationally accepted principles on conditions of work, respect for human rights and the protection of environment. Being inactive for almost three years in the Philippines, GC Campaign has been revived through the effort of the UNDP and sought further commitments from subscriber companies and organizations. PCCI sits as a member of the Technical Working Group (TWG) which oversees the implementation of the GC. This year’s goal is continually promote the initiative and revive participation of inactive subscribers. Human rights Principle 1 Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and Principle 2 make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. Labour Principle 3 Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; Principle 4 the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour; Principle 5 the effective abolition of child labour; and Principle 6 the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. Environment Principle 7 Businesses are asked to support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; Principle 8 undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and Principle 9 encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. Anti-corrupt ion Principle 10 Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery. B. Business Initiatives to Address Human Trafficking Issues Seen as an increasing global scourge affecting all sectors in society, human trafficking is an issue of labour rights and criminal justice that has severe impact in the economy. PCCI in partnership with the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) embarked on an initiative to advance corporate social responsibility through a meaningful participation in the economic and social empowerment of returned trafficked persons. The project made use of CSR as a primary strategy to reach out and engage the business sector in the global campaign against human trafficking. C. Big Enterprise and Small Enterprise Productivity Improvement Program A customer-supplier partnering program designed to engage large firms- customers (Big Enterprise) to assist in developing the productivity capacities of their SME-Suppliers (Small Enterprise), the Big Enterprise and Small Enterprise Productivity Improvement Program is expected to bring big and small enterprises together, learn useful concepts and best practices from each other and from other external experiences, and improve manufacturing systems, methods and techniques that are based on partnership through a systematic approach applied in the workplace. II. WORKPLACE FAMILY HEALTH PROGRAMS A. Workplace POPDEV Awards The Workplace POPDEV Award is an annual recognition of firms and business organizations which have integrated demographics and socio-economic interrelationships in the formulation of development plans, programs and policies. The award is a joint program of the PCCI and ECOP supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). B. Managing HIV/ AIDS in the Workplace Providing access to information, resources and support to member organizations relative to HIV/AIDS in the exercise of Corporate Social Responsibility, the program addresses the problem of HIV/AIDS by implementing a comprehensive and pro-active program in the workplace. III. LIFE LONG LEARNING PROGRAMS One of the thrusts of PCCI CSR is to help alleviate the economic plight of the less privileged. Its program focuses on the provision of livelihood and skills development projects under the “life-long learning” program. This thrust found its rightful place in PCCI with the realization of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Gawad Kalinga (GK), an organization promoting the Filipino tradition of “Bayanihan Spirit”, volunteerism and cooperation to undertake the total development of families and communities considered the poorest of the poor and underprivileged. Adopting the GK Villa Paraiso in Paranaque City as the initial beneficiary of PCCI skills and livelihood training programs, PCCI in partnership with the Paranque Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Department of Science and Technology introduced series of training activities such as the Business Expense Savings Techniques (BEST) Game, paper weaving and meat processing trainings. IV. EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RESPONSE PROGRAM Emergency and Disaster Response Program was established to provide immediate assistance when catastrophe strikes. This enables PCCI to meet the immediate needs in the area of tragedy through working with the PCCI Area Vice Presidents and Regional Governors. Disaster Rehabilitation and Livelihood Fund Drive In light of the recent calamity brought about by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng which resulted to massive flooding and destruction of properties particularly in the Luzon area, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) established a Disaster Rehabilitation and Livelihood Fund Drive Program to provide long-term reconstruction and livelihood projects in the severely affected areas. The rehabilitation and rebuilding fund was allocated to provide relief and rehabilitation assistance to affected areas.
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The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in cooperation with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) hosted the Asia Regional Partner Conference on Governance and Anti-Corruption last January 27-28, 2010 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
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