A total of 65,000 job seekers were hired on the spot various nationwide job fairs in 2024, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) disclosed on Monday, Jan. 20. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said the 1,800 job fairs last year attracted over 400,000 participants seeking employment....
A total of 4,907,584 minimum wage earners in 14 regions benefited from salary adjustments in the country in 2024, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Monday, Jan. 13. DOLE data showed that private sector workers received daily wage hikes ranging from P21 to P75 under wage orders...
DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma (File photo) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reported a significant increase in the country’s employment rate, reaching 96.8 percent in November 2024, according to the latest Labor Force Survey. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma on Friday,...
Household workers in Metro Manila will have a good start to 2025 as they are set to receive an increase to their monthly wage rate starting Jan. 4, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced. Wage Order No. NCR-DW-05, approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board...
(L-R) DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma and PEZA Director General Tereso O. Panga present the signed Data Sharing Agreement formalizing the lawful sharing of data between their agencies during a ceremony on December 16, 2024 at the PEZA Head Office in Pasay City. (Photo: DOLE) The Department of...
Negotiators from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) conducted a two-day workshop aimed at enhancing the integration of labor standards in global trade negotiations involving the Philippines. Organized by DOLE’s International Labor Affairs...
Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma (File photo: DOLE) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) inaugurated the University of the Philippines (UP) Job Placement Office (UP-JPO) on Friday, Dec. 6, at Ang Bahay ng Alumni in UP Diliman, Quezon City. DOLE Secretary...
(Courtesy of DOLE) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Friday, Nov. 22, that it has formalized a partnership with Maynilad Water Services, Inc. to launch the Labor Relations Training Program, which aims to benefit over 300 line managers and enhance workplace governance. DOLE...
A total of 62 workers displaced by the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) ban were hired on the spot during the first day of a two-day special job fair hosted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. In a televised interview, Bureau of Local...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will provide a total of 10,331 job vacancies to displaced Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) workers from Nov. 19 to 20 in Pasay City. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said the department is urging affected workers to seize the...
(Photo: DOLE-Bureau of Local Employment) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Friday, Nov. 15, that it will open an eco-friendly shipbuilding skills training center to promote sustainable practices in the Philippine maritime industry. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment said that more than 193,000 minimum wage workers are set to benefit from the wage hike in Western Visayas region. WORKERS in Iloilo City and the rest of Western Visayas region will receive a wage increase starting Nov. 17. (Tara Yap) The DOLE-6...
