Which of the following statements best captures an anti-exploitative measure in SPES?

• A. Unmonitored wages
• B. Ad hoc checks only
• C. Monitoring to ensure fair wages, reasonable hours, safe conditions, and no displacement of regular workers; accessible grievance channels
• D. Limited to select sectors

Answer: (C)

Anti-exploitative measures in SPES aim to protect workers by ensuring fair pay, reasonable working hours, safe working conditions, and safeguarding regular workers from displacement, with accessible ways to raise concerns. The statement that describes monitoring to ensure these elements—fair wages, reasonable hours, safe conditions, no displacement of regular workers—along with clear grievance channels, captures a comprehensive approach to preventing exploitation. Ongoing monitoring and accessible complaint mechanisms create accountability, making it possible to detect and address abuses as they arise and to uphold workers’ rights. In contrast, unmonitored wages allow exploitation to go undetected; ad hoc checks are sporadic and insufficient for sustained protection; and limiting coverage to certain sectors excludes workers from protections, undermining anti-exploitative aims.