The Japanese Embassy in Manila and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) are sending the 17th batch of Filipino nurses and caregivers to Japan this June under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). The Embassy of Japan in the Philippines and the Department of Migrant...
Workers serving as caregivers in private households and care facilities nationwide are now assured of stronger labor protection and improved access to social benefits following the signing of the newly issued Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Caregivers’ Welfare Act. Department of...
Filipino nurses and caregivers can seek employment opportunities in Japan following Tokyo’s announcement that it had opened applications for 50 nurses and 300 careworkers. (Photos from Filipino Nurses Association in Japan, AFP, Getty Images) The Japanese Embassy in Manila, in a...
Officials from the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Employment and Labor talk with Filipino caregivers to discuss the challenges they face at a meeting room in Gangnam District, Seoul, Tuesday. (Yonhap) By JUNG DA-HYUN The central and local governments are considering...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will be recruiting 100 Filipino caregivers as part of the launching of a pilot project under the Employment Permit System (EPS) between the Philippines and the Republic of South Korea. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the registration will be on May 9...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, January 1 said he is confident that Republic Act No. 11965, or the Caregivers’ Welfare Act will help fight and end all forms of abuses against caregivers. The law, which signed into law on Nov. 23, 2023, puts in place policies that are...
President Marcos has signed into law policies that seek to protect the rights and welfare of domestic caregivers. File photos (Malacañang) Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11965, or the "Caregiver Welfare Act," on Nov. 23, 2023. In signing the law, the President recognized the need to...
The Marcos administration's move to sign into law Republic Act No. 11965, "An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Caregivers in the Practice of their Occupation", or the Caregivers’ Welfare Act demonstrates its commitment to justice and compassion that will leave a...
Filipino caregivers, who are regarded as some of the best in the world, should be given competitive compensation and benefits, and good working conditions to lure them to work in the Philippines, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said. Citing data from Indeed, a local career website, the CHR...
Voting 21-0, the Senate approved the proposed bill that seeks to recognize the role of caregivers in national development. Approved on third and final reading is Senate Bill No. 2019 or the proposed Caregivers’ Welfare Act, which ensures that caregivers’ rights to decent employment...
Israel has given assurance to iron out with the Philippines some labor concerns related to Filipino domestic workers there as it reaffirmed its interest in hiring more caregivers from the country. Israel's move came as the Philippine government has put on hold since October 2022 the deployment of...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has reiterated his call for Congress to expedite the passage of the proposed Caregivers’ Welfare Act or Senate Bill no. 2261, as he stressed the need to provide caregivers better wages and benefits. Go, who co-sponsored the bill, cited the fact Filipino...
