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TORIL, Davao City (Eagle News) – Dinagsa ang Daliao Gym, Daliao, Toril, Davao City ng mga gustong magkatrabaho kahit na pansamantala lamang. Sa dami ng tao ay aakalain mong may job fair sa nasabing lugar. Pero ito ay isang proyekto na tinatawag na TUPAD (Tulong Pangkabuhayan for Disadvantage Workers) na inilunsad ni Davao City 3rd District Congressman Albert Ungab sa pakikipagtulungan naman ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Ang nasabing programa ay naglalayon na mabigyan […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (November 8) – Before the Aquino Administration left the Malacañang on June, many people agreed that our economy has grown quite a bit. However, when it comes on employment rate in the country, much is left to be done. According to the Labor Force Survey conducted before Aquino end his Administration, the country’s unemployment rate is very high at 5.8 percent. The research group even added that government data show that “the Philippines still […]
MANILA, Oct. 28 – ”Endo’ is a thing of the past,” Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III declared recently. “This is illegal, this is contrary to law. It’s not only the labor group, but also the management group who have agreed that “endo” will be a thing of the past… the employers and managers are willing to comply with the provisions of the law…,” Bello said. He said that to ensure that the endo practice […]
MANILA, Oct 25 – Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III reminded private sector employers to observe the correct pay rules and core labor standards on October 31 and November 1 which were declared as special non-working days. The proper observance of the pay rules and core labor standards on this Special Non-Working Day promotes decent work, workers’ productivity, and competitiveness,” said Bello after issuing Labor Advisory No. 15, Series of 2016, or the Guidelines on the Payment […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will meet with the large labor coalitions this week to discuss the issues of a nationalized wage hike and the end of contractualization. https://youtu.be/rnS4EoyeSX4
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Expect higher wages before the end of the year. According to Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III ordered the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards to start discussing about the possibility of a general wage increase. Maglunsod said that the wage boards were asked to iron out an across-the-board wage increase even if there was no official petition from laborers.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is giving Php 50, 000 as reward for those that will give information regarding illegal recruiters. According to Labor and Employment Secretary Silvester Bello III, the reward is funded by legitimate recruitment agencies, who were also the ones who initiated the said policy. https://youtu.be/bPC2yhqKnVA
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment admitted in the hearing of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources that the law penalizing companies for not regularizing their employees is weak. Labor Assistant Secretary Joji Aragon said that what the DOLE can only do is to order the payment of the compensation of the employee whose contract has ended. This was, however, countered by Senator Franklin Drilon who said that there is […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III is going to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a special mission in order to repatriate more than 9, 000 stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who lost their jobs due to the oil crisis in Saudi Arabia. Secretary added that the OFWs will received aid from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Other than the DOLE, other government agencies included in the special mission to Saudi […]
MANILA, Aug. 10 – Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III recently issued a labor advisory prohibiting labor-only contracting and ensuring strict implementation and enforcement of workers’ right to security of tenure. “Labor-only contracting is prohibited. This means that labor-only contracting, or those arrangement where the contractor or subcontractor merely recruits, supplies, or places workers to perform a job, work, or service for a principal, is illegal,” said Bello. He added that the Department recognized that […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is going to conduct an assessment of 5, 150 registered contractors and sub-contractors as part of the strategy to stop illegal contracting, sub-contracting and short-term employment arrangements. According to Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the chosen contractors and sub-contractors employ 416, 000 employees. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA,Philippines July 26 — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said that the Department will issue a memorandum which is aimed at reducing “endo” practice by 50 percent by the end of 2016. “I plan to reduce contractualization by 50 percent by the end of 2016. Workers under “endo” or “555” receive less than the mandated minimum wage without social protection benefits such as Social Security System (SSS), Pag-ibig, and PhilHealth. Bello said the Department […]
