Airport Baggage Handlers to Wear Body Cameras

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) issued a new set of guidelines for baggage handlers at the airports, such as wearing body cameras and doing away with pockets in their uniforms, to avoid any incidents of baggage theft which resulted in the recent termination of MIASCOR Groundhandling Corporation’s contract.

The guidelines also prohibit the baggage handlers from wearing loose boots or shoes, where small pilfered items from luggage could be kept.

Likewise, the use of cellular phones and the wearing of jewelry are prohibited as personnel handle the luggage of travelers.

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