MMDA, SSS Sign Pact to Cover 2,000 JO, COS Workers Under Social Security
The Social Security System (SSS) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) have signed a memorandum of agreement to cover approximately 2,000 job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) workers under social security. This move grants these previously excluded workers access to benefits such as sickness, maternity, and retirement.
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