Cong. Tulfo: Muslim employees should have prayer breaks
ACT-CIS Representative and senatorial candidate Erwin Tulfo wants companies to give prayer breaks to their Muslim employees.
According to Cong. Tulfo, “Sa Islam kasi, limang beses kailangan magdasal ang mga kapatid nating Muslim sa isang araw”.
“Dalawa rito ay mahahagip sa oras ng paggawa tulad ng ‘Dhuhr’ na isinasagawa bandang tanghali na pag-alala kay Allah at paghingi ng direskyson sa kanya, habang ang ‘Asr’ ay bandang hapon naman bilang pag-alala pa rin kay Allah at pagmumuni sa kanilang buhay kung ito ba ay naaayon pa rin sa kagustuhan ni Allah,” explained Tulfo.
The legislator added, “Kadalasan nahihiya na magpaalam ang mga kapatid nating Muslim sa employer o boss niya kasi baka ano pa ang masabi sa 10 to 15-minute break na hihingin niya lalo pa kung iba ang relihiyon ng supervisor o amo niya.”
Considering this situation, Tulfo said that once Congress opens in June, he intends to file a bill that would allow two prayer breaks to Muslim employees in their places of work, whether it be private or in government, during their eight hours of work.
The proposed bill would also include the provision for companies or agencies to provide a prayer room or a place where the Muslim employees could pray.
Tulfo said this was the request conveyed to him by some of his Muslim friends—to have a law allowing them to pray even during their working hours.
There are already some companies or agencies of government that grant prayer breaks for their Muslim workers particularly to Muslims in Mindanao provinces.
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