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DOLE lifts work stoppage order on more firecracker firms

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment yesterday lifted the work stoppage order on another group of firecracker establishments following their compliance with occupational safety and health standards.   Allowed to resume operations were 331 establishments in Region 7 and Negros Island region. Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III earlier lifted the work stoppage order on 493 other establishments in Luzon and the Visayas bringing the total number of compliant establishments to 824. “Our […]

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Filipino News: Kampanya ng DOLE vs. child labor, ungos sa 2016

MANILA, Dec. 30 – Malaking mga hakbangin at pagbabago ang naisulong ng pamunuan ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) laban sa child labor, kabilang ang hindi katanggap tanggap na anyo nito sa loob lamang ng pitong buwan ng panunungkulan ni Pangulong Rodrigo R. Duterte, ayon kay Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III. “Nagkamit tayo ng malaking pagbabago upang labanan ang laganap na child labor sa mga mahihirap na komunidad, higit lalo ang mga mapanganib pang […]

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DOLE renews call for release of 13th month pay

MANILA, Dec. 21 –  Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III reiterated his call for private employers for the release of workers’ 13th month pay. “In the spirit of this holiday season, I appeal to employers to give your workers their 13th month pay. Better yet, pay them now,” Bello said. The 13th month pay is a general labor standard. Private sector employers are duty-bound under the law to report their compliance with this worker benefit. Under the law, all employers […]

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DOLE ties up with Edukasyon.ph for free online job portal

MANILA, Dec. 20 – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Edukasyon.ph joined hands for the installation of a free web based job portal system to provide jobseekers opportunities to find their preferred jobs and connect with employers. “We have always been keen on finding ways to provide more job opportunities for the Filipino and we believe that one way of making this possible is by means of the internet and social media,” said Labor Secretary […]

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Bello bats anew for ‘middle ground’ on contractualization

MANILA, Nov. 29 – Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III has renewed his call for workers’ groups to seek the ‘middle ground’ in the common desire to end illegal contractualization practices by employers. Bello made the appeal as the labor department concluded its nationwide consultative summits on endo and contractualizaton. “While the Department is keen on curbing illegitimate contractualization or ‘endo’ practices as directed by the President, we recognize that there are legitimate forms […]

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DOLE issues pay rules for Bonifacio Day

MANILA, Nov. 24 – Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III advised employers to observe pay rules for the November 30 regular holiday, Bonifacio Day. Bello made the reminder as the nation marks the 153rd birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio on Wednesday which is a regular non-working holiday. “I urge our private sector employers to observe the pay rules and core labor standards applicable on that day for our workers’ welfare and protection,” said Bello after issuing Labor Advisory […]

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DOLE joins OECD, ADB, GIZ in addressing employment, skills issues in ASEAN region

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), together with the Organization gor Economic Co-Operation And Development (OECD), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is conducting a two-day international policy forum to discuss how best to promote sustainable and inclusive skills policies in the Philippines and the ASEAN region. https://youtu.be/ak97tLDQEew

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200 business establishments regularize 10,000 employees

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — In response to the campaign of the Duterte administration to end contractualization, at least 200 business establishments have already regularized more than 10,000 employees, according to the Department of Labor and Employment. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said this was only 20 percent of the 50 percent target of the department. https://youtu.be/Q7e0sh4GM84

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DSWD umapela sa gobyerno na ipagpatuloy pa ang pagtulong sa sa mga OFW sa Saudi Arabia

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umapela ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa gobyerno na ipagpatuloy pa ang pagkakaloob ng tulong sa daan-daang overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) na stranded pa rin sa Saudi Arabia. Ayon kay DSWD Sec. Judy Taguiwalo, natutuwa sila na nagiging matagumpay ang mga ginagawang pagtulong ng iba’t-ibang ahensya ng gobyerno para sa mga manggagawang stranded sa Saudi Arabia. Nangako naman ang DSWD na ipagpapatuloy pa rin ng kanilang […]

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DOLE aims more labor staff in Saudi Arabia

Labor Secretary Sivestre Bello III is looking into adding more personnel to the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) to help more OFWs, particuarly those who are jobless due to oil price drop. “Unang-una, we will recommend additional officers kasi dito lang sa Jeddah there are more than 300,000 migrant workers. Ilan lang ang tao dito, wala pa yatang 20. How can you cater the needs of our contract workers kung ganyan lang ang manpower mo?”, […]

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Sec. Bello to convene DOLE directors, heads of agencies for a workshop to address contractualization

(PIA) MANILA, July 17 – Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III will convene all the DOLE regional directors, including selected heads of bureaus, attached agencies, and services next week to continue discussing issues and strategies needed to address labor contractualization in the country. In his memorandum, Secretary Bello ordered all the DOLE regional directors, including the directors of the Bureaus of Working Conditions, Local Employment, Labor Relations, Workers with Special Concerns; the Legal […]

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