The Geneva-based International Labor Organization (ILO) has approved a proposed amendment of Senator Raffy Tulfo to include migrant workers’ right to have “access to relevant labour protection information” in the Draft Conclusions of the Committee on Labour Protection in the International...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Since it started the implementation of Project Against Child Exploitation (ACE) in this city in September 2020, World Vision Philippines said it is still beset with challenges, including the unfamiliarity of some barangays with the real meaning of child labor. A PERSONNEL...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is partnering with the Ilocos Norte government for the implementation of JobStart Philippines, a program that seeks to boost the chances of out-of-school youths (OSYs) from getting employed. *(File photo) * DOLE said that the JobStart Philippines...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment-Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has intensified its efforts to eliminate child labor in Negros Oriental (NegOr). The agency reported that child labor in NegOr is prevalent. Ma. Teresa Tanquiamco, officer-in-charge of DOLE-7’s Negros Oriental Field...
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...
