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by Douglas Gillison Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US economic engine delivered another jolt of good news as Republicans battle to maintain control of Congress in next week’s midterm elections, churning out jobs and giving workers a fat pay bump, government data showed Friday. The economy brushed past Hurricane Michael, adding 250,000 net new positions in October and handily overshooting forecasts, while salaries rose at the fastest pace in nearly […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — Nasa 35,000 hanggang 40,000 na distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) ang nakinabang sa ‘Balik Pilipinas, Balik Hanapbuhay’ program ng gobyerno ngayong taon. Ayon sa Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), tumaas ito ng 250 percent mula sa naitalang 30,600 na distressed OFWs noong 2016 at 20,000 naman noong 2017. Layunin ng naturang programa na mabigyan ng negosyo ang mga distressed OFW sa kanilang pagbabalik sa Pilipinas, ang mga benepisaryo ay makatatanngap ng halagang […]
by Douglas Gillison Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US jobless rate tumbled in September to its lowest level since December 1969, even as job creation slowed, likely due in part to Hurricane Florence, the government reported Friday. A month ahead of hard-fought congressional elections, the result was sure to delight US President Donald Trump, who has eagerly taken credit for America’s extended run of economic expansion even as his Republican […]
Langkat, Indonesia (AFP)- Indonesian palm oil farmer Kawal Surbakti says his livelihood is under attack, but the threat is not from insects or hungry orangutans eating his prized crop. Half a world away, the European Parliament is moving to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels, while British grocer Iceland has announced it will stop using the commodity over concerns that it causes widespread environmental destruction. Losing the key European market worries small farmers like Surbakti and […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Robots will handle 52 percent of current work tasks by 2025, almost twice as many as now, a World Economic Forum (WEF) study said Monday. The sharp increase could also see a net gain in “new roles” for humans, who will have to revamp skills to keep pace with the “seismic shift” in how we work with machines and computer programmes, the forum estimated. “By 2025 more than half of […]
(Eagle News) — Maaaring mawalan ng trabaho ang nasa 15,000 health workers kasunod ng pagkakaroon ng mababang budget ng Department of Health (DOH) sa susunod na taon. Sinabi ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque, maraming mga kontraktwal na manggagawa ang posibleng matanggal sa kanilang posisyon. Una rito, iginiit ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) na ang isa sa mga maapektuhan ng budget cut ang health human resources deployment dahil ang pondo ay inilipat sa maintenance […]
(Eagle News) — The Employer’s Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) vowed to help the Department of Labor and Employment in its campaign to end contractualization in the country. In fact, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said “we are now in possession of a proposed memorandum understanding submitted by ECOP.” “Pagka tatanggapin ang MOU na ito ay maaaring magkaroon ng paglalagda and this will result in the regularization of 300,000 contractual workers,” Bello said in a phone […]
(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ang gobyerno ng job fair para sa ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects nito sa araw ng Linggo, Agosto 12. Ayon sa Department Of Trade And Industry (DTI), ang job fair ay isasagawa sa smx convetion center sa pasay city mula alas otso y medya ng umaga hanggang alas kwatro y medya ng hapon. Kabilang sa mga may job opening ay ang architects, engineers, finishing masons, finishing carpenters, heavy equipment operators, tile setters, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is planning to file a motion for reconsideration before the Court of Appeals to appeal its decision regarding the department order directing telecommunications giant PLDT Inc, to regularize 7,344 workers hired from third party contractors. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that he had asked Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod to look into the matter since the affected workers had already expressed fears that the CA […]
by Carlos Batista Agence France-Presse HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)– Cuba on Tuesday reauthorized private businesses after a year-long freeze, but with tighter controls than before on a segment of the economy that now makes up 13 percent of the Communist island’s workforce. The freeze had led to jitters among would-be entrepreneurs in Cuba’s budding private sector, and Tuesday’s announcement brought some measure of relief. The official daily Granma said the new, stricter measures were necessary because […]
MILAN, Italy (AFP) — Amazon will bring 1,700 new jobs to Italy by the end of the year, the online commerce giant announced Monday, bringing its number of employees working in the country’s groaning economy to 5,200. In a statement Amazon said that the new positions would be permanent hires and open to “people with all levels of experience, training and skills, from software developers and engineers to warehouse workers”. Unemployment in Italy stands at […]
