ILOILO CITY – The town of Tubungan in Iloilo province is the pilot site for the skills enhancement program of the International Labor Organization (ILO) of the United Nations (UN). TUBUNGAN Mayor Roquito Tacsagon (center) discusses the ‘Tubong-Tubong’ program that brings services of the local...
The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced on Monday, May 22 that it will not charge first-time jobseekers when acquiring National Certificates (NCs), Certification, Authentication and Verification (CAV), and Certificates of Competencies (CoCs). "First-time job seekers...
The Philippines will soon send a delegation to Kuwait to tackle labor and migrant workers issues, including the recent suspension of new work visas for Filipinos by the Kuwaiti government, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday, May 13. *(Photo from the Presidential Communications...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo is proposing a one-strike policy for abusive employers who are not complying with the country’s minimum wage law and are not giving the benefits due to their workers. Tulfo, vice chairman of the Senate labor committee, stressed this during the Senate Committee on...
A worker drinks water in a construction site in Savenay, outside Nantes, on July 18, 2022, as a heatwave hits France. Climate change raising heat risks for workers, experts warn. (Loic VENANCE / AFP) DOHA, Qatar -- Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of workers dying or becoming...
The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources has “approved in principle” the bill seeking for a P150 across-the-board wage increase for all private sector workers in the country. The panel, which is headed by Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, will now discuss the proposed...
The Pasig City local government convened its newly-established Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) to better serve and cater to the socio-economic interests of the city’s bustling industry sector. The TIPC’s session on Thursday, May 4, was attended by City Councilors Simon Romulo Tantoco...
The “Kadiwa ng Pangulo para sa Manggagawa”, a farm-to-consumer market chain of the national government, has generated over P6.4 million in sales across the country during the celebration of Labor Day, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Thursday, May 4. The DOLE has put...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A total of 135 jobseekers composed of 67 males and 68 females were hired on the spot during the job fair spearheaded by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Region 10 in this city on Labor Day. A REPRESENTATIVE from a certain company accommodates a jobseeker in her...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A labor group in Northern Mindanao plans to file another wage increase petition as last year’s was not "sufficient to give the workers a life of dignity" due to inflation. A WORKERS’ union marches on Don Apolinar Velez St. on Labor Day as part of the Associated Labor...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), other national government agencies, and the city government distributed assistance and salaries to nearly 10,000 workers totaling P44.5 million on Labor Day here. MAYOR John Dalipe addresses Labor Day program in Zamboanga City....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Almost 4,000 vacancies were available in a job fair organized by the Department of Labor and Employment on Labor Day in a mall here. HUNDREDS of jobseekers participate in a job fair organized by the DOLE regional office and the city government in mall in Zamboanga City. (Zamboanga...
