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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The government is now studying the removal of the deployment ban to Libya after Libyan nationals claimed that Libya is already peaceful. “We have an existing moratorium on sending our OFWs to Libya,” Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say said. According to Say, he already instructed the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to review the existing deployment ban in the said country. “I want to have it reviewed because, according to Libyan […]
MANILA — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III on Thursday invited jobseekers, graduating students, the unemployed, and even returning overseas Filipino workers to the 32 nationwide job fairs scheduled in the remaining weeks of March. Bello said these fairs make job-hunting more convenient and less costly. He added that job seekers may even be hired-on-the-spot if they meet the qualifications of participating employers. He reminded applicants to be armed and ready with the […]
(Eagle News) — Nilagdaan na ni Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III ang kautusan na nag-uutos ng total ban sa labor-only contracting at maging sa “endo” o end of contract. Ang Department Order 174 o ang Implementing Rules 106- 109 ng Labor Code ay ipapatupad na ilang buwan matapos ang konsultasyon sa labor at management. Bahagi ito ng ipinangako ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na wawakasan na ang illegal contracting at ‘endo.’ Ang DO No. 174 […]
MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said more local and overseas job vacancies await jobseekers in eight job fairs in Central Visayas this month. “We are keen in providing employment opportunities to job seekers, especially for the fresh graduates who are looking for their first job. This is our way to reaching out to job seekers from regional areas and we are also preparing for more job fairs nationwide,” Bello said. According […]
(Eagle News) — Good news for workers in Central Visayas! Starting Friday, March 10, workers in the private sector in Central Visayas will receive an additional P13.00 in their minimum wage. According to DOLE RO7 Regional Director Exequiel R. Sarcauga, the areas that will receive the new daily minimum wage includes the workers in Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor and Negros Oriental. Under the new wage order, the salary of minimum wage earners of first class municipalities […]
MANILA, March 6 – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will allocate P50 million to enable the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) to undertake a comprehensive review of mining contracts nationwide, starting with those ordered shuttered or suspended last month by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno informed him that the budget for the review would be sourced from the government’s contingency […]
(Eagle News) — Inaprubahan na ng Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) ang 25.00 pesos na karagdagang sahod bawat araw ng mga minimum wage earners sa Western Visayas at Negros Occidental. Sinabi ni Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6 OIC Regional Director Salome Siaton na siya ring chairperson ng Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, resulta ito ng serye ng konsultasyon at public hearings sa mga employer at manggagawa. Ngunit nilinaw ng […]
MANILA – Higher education institution (HEI) personnel who were displaced from their work due to K to12 implementation can look forward to a more simplified process of availing assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment. This after Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III issued a memorandum circular simplifying the documentary requirements for those applying for DOLE assistance for K to 12-affected workers, or the DOLE Adjustments Measures Program (K to 12 DOLE AMP). The K […]
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Feb.6 (PIA) — Over 22,400 clients were already served by the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) One-Stop Processing Center (OSPC) inside the Freeport Zone four months since it commenced operation. “The existence of the OFW OPSC at Clark Polytechnic was able to cut down the process cycle time for most of our (and our partners) services making it convenient for our OFW-clients traversing through the Clark International Airport and other clients residing from […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Labor Secretary Silvestre Abello III encouraged employers to introduce policies and programs to its employees that will promote a drug-free work place. Under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Order No. 53-03, all private establishments must promulgate their own drug abuse policies and programs to combat the use of illegal drugs. In accordance with Order No. 53-03, employers are obliged to send their employees for random drug testing […]
(Eagle News) — Idineklara ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), na mapanganib at isa sa mga pinakamalubhang uri ng child labor ang ilan pang mga trabaho na may kaugnayan sa pagsasaka. Ito ay alinsunod sa Department Order No. 149-A ni Labor secretary Silvestre Bello III, na nagpapalawig sa employment ban sa mga menor de edad sa sektor ng agrikultura at livestock farming. Partikular na tinukoy ng DOLE, ang mga plant propagation activities gaya ng […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 12 – The Philippines ushers in the New Year with programs to intensify its fight against child labor. “Makiisa para sa 1 milyong batang Malaya” (One with the children to end child labor) today featured the launch of three major initiatives against child labour. These initiatives include a first comprehensive project on child labor with set up of help desks, a new project on child labor in gold mining, and a new […]
