Tag: Labor

Labor chief Bello suspends deployment of OFWs to Saudi Arabia

DOLE learns expenses shouldered by OFWs for the 10-day quarantine required upon entry in Saudi Arabia   (Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment has temporarily suspended the deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III issued the directive to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) after receiving reports that “departing OFWs are being required by their employers/foreign recruitment agencies to shoulder the costs fo the health and […]

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Protesters torch police posts as opposition mounts to new Indonesia law

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Thousands of protesters set fire to barricades and police posts in the Indonesian capital Thursday as opposition mounted to a controversial new investment law critics say will harm labour rights and the environment. Tens of thousands of people have protested in cities across the archipelago since Monday’s passing of the bill, which seeks to attract foreign investment by cutting red tape around taxation, labour and environment regulations. Labour activists and […]

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Protesters torch police posts as opposition mounts to new Indonesia law

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Thousands of protesters set fire to barricades and police posts in the Indonesian capital Thursday as opposition mounted to a controversial new investment law critics say will harm labour rights and the environment. Tens of thousands of people have protested in cities across the archipelago since Monday’s passing of the bill, which seeks to attract foreign investment by cutting red tape around taxation, labour and environment regulations. Labour activists and […]

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France uncovers ‘massive fraud’ of coronavirus wage payouts

  PARIS, France (AFP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office said Friday that it was investigating “massive fraud” across France by people falsely claiming temporary wage assistance for employees laid off during the coronavirus lockdown. As the crisis hit, the government quickly introduced a system to pay around 84 percent of net salary for people no longer able to work. Thousands of firms applied for the payments, allowing millions of people to avoid a sudden drop […]

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Labor dep’t to give subsidy to employers who won’t fire workers during pandemic

(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is prepared to give 25 percent to 50 percent subsidy to employers who will retain their present employees, or even hire more people, amid the COVID-19 crisis. This incentive, according to Labor Secretary Silvestri Bello III, is part of their program to protect the “employment status” of workers in the formal sector. “Ngayon, mayroon din po tayong programa para sa mga formal workers and this […]

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Bello says at least 69,000 Filipinos lost their jobs due to COVID-19 pandemic

(Eagle News) — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that there were over 69,000 Filipinos who lost their jobs during the COVID-29 pandemic. These Filipinos were employed by at lease 2,068 firms which were affected by the virus crisis, the chief of the Department of Labor and Employment said, Bello made this statement during a Laging Handa press briefing on June 10, to make the clarification on the number of 17.3 million unemployed Filipinos given […]

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Panama protest over lifting of quarantine

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP ) — Trade unions took to the streets of Panama City on Tuesday in protest at the government’s decision to reopen the country’s economy, claiming it will lead to a spike in infections and deaths from the coronavirus. “We all know that the number is going to skyrocket, both in terms of infections and deaths,” said Saul Mendez, secretary general of the country’s largest union Suntracs. “It’s like throwing everything the […]

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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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President Duterte to businesses: Provide stable career opportunities, humane working conditions to workers

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, May 1, reminded businesses of their “shared responsibility in improving the lives of our workers by providing them stable career opportunities and humane working conditions.” The President issued the reminder in his Labor Day message, as he  extolled the Filipino worker, whose “hard work serves as the very foundation of our nation’s prosperity and growth.” “As all work  is vital in forging a more inclusive and more progressive Philippines, […]

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OFWs affected by COVID-19 pandemic to get P10,000 one-time cash assistance, says labor dep’t

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that land-based and sea-based overseas Filipino workers whose employments were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic would be given a one-time financial assistance of P10,000. This is under the department’s AKAP assistance program for OFWs, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. He said that the department has already prepared the guidelines for this program for OFWs “to ensure its effective and streamlined implementation.” Bello […]

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Luxembourg becomes first country to provide free public transport

LUXEMBOURG (AFP) — Luxembourg will become the first country in the world on Saturday to offer a free public transport system as the government tries to reduce particularly dense car traffic. Some cities have already taken similar partial measures but the transport ministry said it was the first time such a decision would cover an entire country. The free transport, which is being flagged as “an important social measure”, will affect approximately 40 percent of households […]

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Qatar scraps unpopular exit permits for domestic workers

DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Qatar scrapped mandatory exit permits for migrant domestic staff and other groups on Thursday, as part of efforts to boost rights for guest workers amid scrutiny of its record. Previously all foreigners working permanently in the gas-rich country required authorization from bosses to leave, but now only military personnel will routinely require such a dispensation. Qatar has made a series of reforms to its employment regulations since being selected to host […]

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