Actress Ruffa Gutierrez said on April 5 that she will abide by the decision of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and will pay the claims of her two former maids. Mariglen Abraham-Garduque, lawyer of the Gutierrez family, sent a statement to Manila Bulletin regarding the case. ...
Ukraine will be seeking manpower support from the Philippines in rebuilding its communities devastated in their ongoing war with Russia. Denys Mykhailiuk, Chargé d'Affaires of the Ukrainian Embassy in Malaysia that has jurisdiction over the Philippines, said Wednesday Kiev is looking at tapping...
Government to strengthen policies toward high-quality job creation - NEDA As the country’s labor market conditions continue to improve, the government remains steadfast in strengthening its policy interventions geared toward generating more productive and higher-quality employment, said the...
ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Rep. Rey Reyes has slammed the seeming lack of a focused government response to the worsening child labor problem in the country. (Unsplash) “The half a million jump in the number of child laborers in the country from 2020 should be raising red flags. This is...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ T. Tulfo has filed a Senate resolution seeking to review existing policies on the minimum wage increases to improve the standard of living and quality of life of workers, particularly those in the lower income bracket. In filing SR 476, Tulfo stressed that while...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez considers the Filipino labor force as a "perfect match" for Japanese society. (PPAB, Unsplash) In an interview with Manila-based journalists Friday, Feb. 10 in Tokyo, Japan, Romualdez reacted to Japanese businesses and employers' commitment to hire more Filipino...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva is pushing for a comprehensive review of the bilateral labor agreement between the Philippines and Kuwait amid rising cases of abuse of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Villanueva made the call after another case of OFW abuse in Kuwait was reported following...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- Majority of employers in the Ilocos Region were compliant with general labor standards (GLS) after the conduct of the 2022 Labor Inspection Program initiated by the Department of Labor and Employment, Regional Office 1 (DOLE RO1). The result was reported in the...
Some of the victim-survivors of child labor who were identified and provided with various interventions in Carcar City, Cebu province by DSWD-Field Office. (DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Wednesday, Feb. 1 that it has...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- Fully cognizant of the power of local government unit (LGU) in effective implementation of key programs of the national government, the Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office 1 (DOLE RO1) remains steadfast in building collaborative ties with the LGUs in...
Alliance of FIlipino women Gabriela on Friday, Jan. 27 urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to heed the demands of Filipino employees and specify the national government’s plan for workers in the country. After the International Labor Organization conducted the High-Level...
Employers and labor groups have reiterated their commitment to respect labor rights guaranteed under the Philippine Constitution as they recognized the importance of an enabling environment conducive for investment creation and decent work. This developed following the meeting of the High-Level...
