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QUEZON City, Philippines – May Day, or Labor Day, is a public holiday in many countries worldwide. It is usually celebrated on May 1, but some countries celebrate it on other dates. May 1 is Labor Day Here are some trivia about Labor Day: Infographics by Dex Magno Research by Jodi Bustos
by Natsuko Fukue Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Workaholic Japan has unveiled its first-ever plan to limit overtime, but critics want to give it the boot, saying an “outrageous” 100-hour-a-month cap will do nothing to tackle karoshi, or death from overwork. Tokyo’s bid to ease a national health crisis comes after the top executive at advertising giant Dentsu quit late last year in response to the suicide of a young employee who regularly logged […]
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 […]
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 […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s ruling party Monday used the Brexit vote to warn against voting for Labor in upcoming elections as a poll showed the Liberals ahead for the first time in a drawn-out campaign. The country goes to the polls on Saturday with economic management assuming added significance in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, sparking global instability. “There will be considerable uncertainty for some time. You’re seeing that […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A Singaporean couple were convicted on Wednesday of violating employment laws for starving their Philippine maid until her weight dropped to 29 kilograms (64 pounds). Trader Lim Choon Hong and his wife, Chong Sui Foon, both 47, admitted failing to provide enough food for a foreign domestic worker over a 15-month period. They will be sentenced at a later date. The offence is punishable by up to a year in jail plus […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, May 8) – It is a sad fact that many of our fellow Filipinos who work as ordinary employees faced abuses from their bosses. Of course, the Philippine Constitution provided safeguards for the rights of laborers and the Congress have enacted laws to guarantee that such rights should be upheld. Of course there are many kinds of complaints, and there are appropriate government agencies to handle each kind. The […]
(Reuters) – Qatar’s 2022 World Cup organizers have said they will penalize contractors who violate the welfare of constructionworkers after the Gulf country was widely criticized over its labor rights record. But the measures, which included detailed standards unveiled by the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, did not deal with the sponsorship system for migrant workers that a U.N. official said in November was a source of labor abuse. Pressure on Qatar increased after a report in […]
