A May 22, 2012 press release from the Department of Labor and Employment: The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Kuwait was able to decrease the number of its wards from 262 in May 6, 2012, to 176 as of May 9, 2012 following the repatriation of 30 runaway female workers and endorsement of 55 more to the Immigration and Deportation Center for eventual travel to the Philippines. Continue reading →

For 2012, the country’s labor market performed better as the employment level grew by 3.0 percent with total employed persons increased to 37.394 million from 36.293 million in 2011. This number represents the results of the 2012 first quarter Labor Force Survey (LFS) conducted by the National Statistics Office in January 2012. Continue reading →

A May 19, 2012 press release from the Department of Labor and Employment: Secretary Baldoz yesterday announced that the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board Cordillera Autonomous Region (RTWPB-CAR) has approved the adjustment in the daily basic wage of private sector minimum wage earners in the region by P8.00. Continue reading →

A May 18, 2012 press release from the Department of Labor and Employment: Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday announced the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) has approved a new wage order for workers in the region. Continue reading →

A May 15, 2012 press release from the Department of Labor and Employment: The Department of Labor and Employment focuses on social protection, labor standards, and decent work for the 17 million workers in the country’s informal economy as part of its month-long Labor Day celebration. Continue reading →

A May 15, 2012 press release from the Department of Labor and Employment: With the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board-Region IV-A’s Wage Order No. 15 today covering all workers in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (CALABARZON) Region, the Philippines joins its progressive Association of Southeast Asian Nations neighbors in the implementation of the two-tiered wage system. Continue reading →

A May 15, 2012 press release from the Department of Labor and Employment: Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday said the department is converging with other government agencies to ensure informal sector workers will have access to strengthened social protection; general labor, safety and health standards; and social dialogue to demonstrate the government’s firm commitment to the uplift of the country’s workers in the informal economy. Continue reading →

A May 12, 2012 press release from the Department of Labor and Employment: Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office 2 Director Atty. Sixto T. Rodriguez Jr. yesterday said in a radio interview that 188 out of the 828 registered applicants, or 23 percent, were hired on the spot during the Labor Day job fair held at the Santiago City Hall in Santiago City, Isabela. Continue reading →

A May 11, 2012 press release from the Department of Labor and Employment: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office in the CARAGA region has scored one against the worst forms of child labor when it brought a package of DOLE assistance to some 30 children working as log haulers and to their parents who used to haul logs themselves, in Jabonga, Agusan del Norte. Continue reading →

A May 10, 2012 press release from the Department of Labor and Employment: Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday commended the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Kuwait for successfully negotiating with the Kuwait Immigration Office in settling the absconding cases of 55 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and thus facilitate their immediate repatriation to the Philippines. Continue reading →