House supports DOLE on wage subsidy program
The chairperson of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Labor and Employment on Wednesday backed the proposed wage subsidy program ...
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Asean labor pact protects migrant workers–Bello
LABOR Secretary Silvestre Bello III gave assurances the safety and welfare of migrant workers would be protected under the labor ...
Read more‘OFBank to ease OFW burdens’
The Overseas Filipino Bank, which will open next year, will ease the financial burden of millions of Filipinos working abroad ...
Read more‘Sitting breaks’ mulled for female workers
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III is championing the cause of female employess who are made to stand for long hours ...
Read moreGovt, NDF to resume peace talks in August, says Bello
Government peace panel chief negotiator Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Tuesday that the fifth round of peace talks between ...
Read more200 labor auditors to look into SMEs
THE Department of Labor and Employment has asked Congress for additional budget to hire 200 new labor laws compliance officers ...
Read moreGovt makes repatriation of sick workers easier
The government has eased the processing in the repatriation of sick overseas Filipino workers which cause considerable inconvenience to their ...
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Placement ban lifted on Qatar, sans war
THE Labor department lifted the ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Qatar after Foreign Affairs found there was ...
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Warning on P8-t buildup ignored
MORE than 12-million jobs will be created over the next five years when the administration starts rolling out its ambitious ...
Read moreBello: OFW Bank to open September
The Overseas Filipino Workers Bank will start operations in September this year with an initial capital of P3 billion, Labor ...
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