SEVERAL labor groups supporting Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo’s presidential bid next year urged her to give labor leader Jose Sonny G. Matula the last spot in her senatorial slate. “Being in the opposition is not enough if a candidate is not willing to fight for the people’s agenda,” Center of United and Progressive Workers Deputy Secretary General Joanna Bernice S. Coronacion […]
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Timely labor market update up in Dole’s career info website
THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) has urged students and jobseekers to take advantage of its online database, http://careerinfo.ph for career guidance. In a press release, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the labor department aims to supplement the employment recovery efforts of the government under the National Employment Recovery Strategy by providing accurate […]
Workers say no to air purifiers
A LABOR organization is appealing to Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to reconsider the implementation of Executive Order (EO) 41-2021 which requires employees of air-conditioned and poorly ventilated establishments that are allowed to operate under general community quarantine (GCQ) to wear air purifiers. Partido ng Manggagawa-Cebu spokesman Dennis Derige said they will write to Garcia by […]
Service companies likeliest to report COVID cases
COMPANIES in the service industry were the likeliest to report coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases among their staff, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE). Of the 48,413 establishments the Labor department inspected in the year to date, 4,700 companies reported having COVID-19 cases, mostly in the service sector, Labor Assistant Secretary Ma. […]
GrabFood rider seek reinstatement
One hundred food delivery riders in Cebu dismissed by Grab Philippines on June 28 for alleged fraud have sought their reinstatement by the Labor department. In a statement, the riders, led by labor group Kapatiran sa Dalawang Gulong, urged the agency to start the research and investigation to create policy standards to protect the gig workers. The Labor department earlier said it would create a technical working […]
Anti-trafficking efforts lauded but criminal convictions lacking
Philippine efforts against human trafficking were praised in a recent US report, which also flagged the country’s failure to convict trafficking criminals. The country kept its Tier 1 ranking after meeting minimum standards against human trafficking even during a coronavirus pandemic. The US State Department report commended the Philippines for having prosecuted more traffickers. But […]
ADB backs more subsidies to avert long-term damage to PHL labor market
The Philippines needs to support its labor market by incentivizing hiring and introducing unemployment insurance to prevent long-term damage to the work force, Asian Development Bank (ADB) officials said in a blog post. “The pandemic could create long-lasting effects on employment. Put simply, this temporary large shock to the economy might produce a persistently lower […]
4M pinoys unemployed in January 2021, says PSA
AROUND four million Filipinos were unemployed in January 2021 compared to 2.4 million in January 2020, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Tuesday, March 9, 2021. This figure translates to an unemployment rate of 8.7 percent. In October 2020, the country recorded 3.8 million unemployed Filipinos. Employment rate in January 2021, on the other hand, […]