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(Eagle News)–The Department of Labor and Employment has so far not received reports of Filipinos affected by the attacks on oil fields in Saudi Arabia. This is according to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, who gave an interview over radio dzbb on Sunday, Sept. 22. “Wala pang nakarating sa amin na report galing sa tatlong labor attaché namin—isa doon sa Jeddah, isa sa Riyadh at isa sa Dammam,” he said. The Department of Foreign Affairs, […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Joel Villanueva has urged the Department of Labor and Employment to allow inspectors to assist in the probe of the recent death of a Chinese national in Las Piñas, in light of the Chinese embassy’s pronouncements some Chinese nationals were subjected to abuse by their employers in the country. In a statement, Villanueva said the DOLE inspectors should assess whether Yang Kang’s employer, who he said was also Chinese, complies with labor standards […]
https://youtu.be/raHOjzyj010 (Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment said it has started its own inquiry regarding foreign workers in the country, including Chinese nationals who had been noted to have arrived in droves in the country. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said that the department is currently checking the work permits of Chinese nationals working in the country, even as he rued that his department lacked the powers to punish violators. “There is […]
(Eagle News) — Bubuo ang lokal na pamahalaan ng aklan ng isang konseho upang mapigilan ang mga banyaga na magtrabaho sa Boracay. Ito ay inirekomenda ni Aklan LGU Consultant Odon Bandiola matapos na mapaulat na dalawang libong iligal na foreign worker ang nagtatrabaho sa isla. Nagmula ang impormasyon sa datos na nakalap ng Bureau of Immigration at ng Department of Labor and Employment. Nitong nakaraang buwan lamang, pinagtibay ng gobyerno ang 25 billion pesos na […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Wednesday, Feb. 6, said it was imposing more stringent requirements on foreigners seeking permits to work in the Philippines. According to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, applicants will have to submit additional requirements before they can be issued permits. He said work permits to foreigners who wish to work as cashiers, janitors, carpenters, and who wish to hold other blue-collar jobs will no longer be issued, and if someone […]
(Eagle News) — Senators have agreed to require the Bureau of Immigration to coordinate with the Department of Labor and Employment before it issues special working permits to foreigners who intend to work in the Philippines for less than six months. The senators came to an agreement upon the advice of Senator Joel Villanueva, who questioned the BI’s authority to issue the permits even with what he said was its lack of technical capability to […]
(Eagle News) – Isang babae ang nagpasaklolo sa Department of Labor and Employment upang ireklamo ng human trafficking ang kaniyang recruitment agency na Joseline International Manpower Corporation. Kuwento ng biktima na si Genie, pinangakuan sila ng trabaho sa Hong Kong bilang isang domestic helper pero hindi ito nangyari dahil sa halip na asikasuhin ang kanilang papeles ikinulong sila sa isang apartment, kinumpiska ang kanilang mga pasaporte at hindi pinapayagang gumamit ng cellular phone. Ayon kay […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Labor and Employment said more Filipinos are now employed this year. According to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, based on the October 2018 Labor Force Survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority, 826,000 jobs were generated for this year. Bello said based on the survey, 41.160 million were employed in the country. He said the figure was two percent higher than the one registered in 2017. According to Bello, the continuous improvement in […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte urged Overseas Filipino Workers to be more assertive against corruption by not giving in to demands for money from corrupt government officials. “Learn to be assertive. Kung nasa tama ka, why give money?” the President said during his speech at the 85th anniversary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Duterte said he would never condone people in government extorting money from OFWs. “Pagka lumaban kayo lahat.. […]
(Eagle News) — Mahigit isanglibong trabaho ang available para sa mga person with disabilities o PWDs sa isasagawang special jobs and opportunities fair ngayong araw, Disyembre 5 sa Quezon City. Ayon sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), ang mga bakanteng trabaho ay sa BPO, electronics, advertising, hotel, health and wellness, travel, media at iba pa. Ang isang araw na job fair ay isasagawa sa covered walk ng Quezon City Hall. Bukod sa alok na […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday, November 5, announced the approval of the additional P25 wage hike for minimum wage workers in Metro Manila. This was contained in Wage Order No. NCR-22. Upon effectivity of the order, 15 days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation, the new minimum wage will be P537. The P10 cost of living allowance has been integrated in the wage hike. […]
(Eagle NewS) — Bukas ngayon ang pamahalaan ng Israel para sa mga Pilipinong naghahanap ng trabaho. Nangangailangan ang Israel ng 5,000 Filipino hotel workers at may kaugnayan sa hotel and restaurant management. Bagaman wala pang job order at guidelines para sa naturang mga trabaho, sinabi ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III na aayusin na ito sa nobyembre. Maliban sa Israel, bukas din ang Germany at Japan na kumuha pa ng maraming Pilipinong manggagawa. Para sa […]
