Workers

‘Staggering’ number of workers facing climate change-induced health hazards: UN

GENEVA, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - A large majority of workers worldwide are facing a cocktail of health hazards linked…

S. Korea orders striking doctors back to work, threatens legal action

SEOUL, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) - South Korea ordered trainee doctors back to work Monday after they resigned en masse…

“Red Cup Rebellion” erupts as Starbucks workers walk out over labor issues

NEW YORK, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - Worker activists at Starbucks called for a strike at unionized coffee shops in…

Call for max working temperature cap after EU heatwave deaths

by Patrick Galey Agence France-Press PARIS, France (AFP) -- Trade unions called Monday for the European Commission to impose maximum…

PHL reports 4.25 million unemployed in Sept; 8.9% unemployment rate highest this year

Agriculture, manufacturing, info and communication sector report biggest drop in employment   (Eagle News) -- The Philippines recorded its highest…

Bello says “no jab-no pay” illegal, urges workers to report such incidents

(Eagle News) -- Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III urged workers who have not been receiving any pay from their employers…

President Duterte hails healthcare workers, frontliners in essential sectors in Labor Day message

(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte hailed Filipino healthcare workers and frontliners in essential sectors for their unwavering commitment amid…

Moscow starts inoculating vulnerable workers against coronavirus

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Moscow on Saturday began vaccinating workers at high risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus at…

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…

UK exempts care staff from migrant health tax

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government on Thursday announced that foreign care workers would be exempt from a…

Palace: Land and sea-based OFWs can now leave for abroad; recruitment firms allowed in modified ECQ, GCQ areas

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that it is allowing land-based and sea-based overseas Filipino workers to leave and work…

DOLE says P5,000 in financial assistance for each worker affected by enhanced community quarantine to be released

(Eagle News)--The Department of Labor and Employment on Friday, March 20, said it would release P5000 in financial assistance each…

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