PARIS — More French employees than ever quit their jobs at the end of 2021 and start of 2022, as the balance of bargaining power shifts away from employers, a labor ministry study showed on Thursday. Over one million quit between October and March, the study by the ministry’s Dares research body showed, 90% of […]
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Jobs rise, unions dip in 2020 — PSA
Employment in enterprises employing at least 20 workers rose as of June 2020, while unionized establishments decreased, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Friday. Data from the 2019/2020 Integrated Survey on Labor and Employment (ISLE) released on Friday showed total jobs went up by 4.8% to 5.322 million in establishments with 20 or more employees […]
Allies seek to follow US lead on Xinjiang labor
WASHINGTON — US allies appear committed to following Washington’s lead banning forced labor goods from China’s Xinjiang region, a senior US official told Reuters, warning companies they could not maintain “deliberate ignorance” about their supply chains. The US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) took effect last month to cut US imports of products from […]
Philippine Labor Force Situation
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE in the Philippines jumped to a three-month high in May while job quality deteriorated despite increased economic activity, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Read the full story.
Thailand bars prisons from using inmates to make fishing nets
BANGKOK — Thai jails have been banned from using prison labor to make fishing nets for private companies after a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation found some inmates were forced to carry out the work under threat of beatings or delayed release. The Corrections department said it had told prisons not to sign new net-making contracts, […]
Activists, militant groups in Cebu City cry for wage increase, abolition of contractualization, protection of women vs. abuse
ACTIVISTS from labor and militant groups have called for an increase in minimum wage in Central Visayas, abolition of labor contractualization that has spawned short-term employment in the country, and the protection of women against sexual abuse in workplaces.Members of the Alyansa sa mga Mamumuo sa Sugbo-Kilusang Mayo Uno (AMA Sugbo-KMU), Gabriela Women’s Party and […]
Philippine unemployment falls to lowest since January 2020
By Mariedel Irish U. Catilogo The Philippines’ unemployment rate fell to a two-year low in January as the size of the workforce shrank due to stricter mobility curbs in the capital region, the government said. Preliminary results of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) January round of the Labor Force Survey showed the jobless rate stood […]
January jobless rate slows to 2-year low as workforce shrinks
The country’s jobless rate eased to two-year low as the size of the Filipino workforce decreased amid the Omicron-driven movement restrictions in January. Preliminary results of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s January round of the Labor Force Survey showed unemployment rate eased to 6.4% from 6.6% in December and 8.8% in January last year. This was […]
Alternative metrics pointing to tighter US labor market
THE US labor market is even hotter than the picture given by an unemployment rate nearing a 50-year low, according to research by some economists that warns of sustained inflationary pressures. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. economists led by Jan Hatzius found there’s a shortage of 4.6 million workers, the most since the World War II […]
Labor groups urge Robredo to include Matula in senatorial slate
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 […]
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, […]