Socioeconomic Plans and Programs; Operation of Councils.
Section 10
SEC. 10. Socioeconomic Plans and Programs; Operation of Councils. - On recommendation of the Sugar Tripartite Council, the Secretary of Labor and Employment shall use the twenty percent (20%) share herein allocated for socioeconomic programs, and any and all incomes or interests thereon, for the following: Five percent (5%) for sugar workers death benefit program; Nine percent (9%) for socioeconomic projects for the sugar workers undertaken by the Bureau of Rural Workers, planters/millers organizations, workers organizations and/or the Sugar Industry Foundation, Inc.; Three percent (3%) for maternity benefits for the women sugar workers in addition to existing benefits granted by law or collective bargaining agreements: Provided, That maternity benefits provided herein shall be paid only for the first four (4) deliveries; and Three percent (3%) for administrative expenses of the Sugar Tripartite Council, the District Tripartite Councils and the Bureau of Rural Workers of the Department of Labor and Employment in implementing this Act.