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More than 2.7 million workers in PHL displaced due to COVID-19, says Labor dep’t data

https://youtu.be/u6vh1PESKq4 The number of displaced workers due to the COVID-10 pandemic has reached more than 2.7 million, according to the Department of Labor and Employment as reported by the Philippine News Agency. It said that this was based on data from the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) which said that the affected workers had reached 2,757,640. These workers were from more than 102,600 establishments nationwide. Metro Manila reported the highest number of affected workers at […]

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DOLE to help displaced workers who will be affected by D.O. 174

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment said that the government will help affected workers who will be displaced as the result of the implementation of the Department Order 174, which set stricter guidelines for contractualization. According to Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say, the government has allotted a budget of temporary assistance for displaced workers this year. “We will be ready para tumulong ng at least three months para sa mga maaapektuhan […]

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