DoLE to strictly enforce ban on ‘labor-only contracting’
The Department of Labor and Employment will strictly enforce the new Department Order No. 174 that bans labor-only contracting and ...
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DoLE order stopping ‘endo’ major step to protect rights
MALACAÑANG on Friday said the Department of Labor and Employment order stopping the “endo” was a major step in upholding ...
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Unions reject ‘endo’ rules
LABOR groups rejected anew the Department of Labor and Employment’s new rules against contractual employment schemes and said the new ...
Read moreDrug-related sickness not covered by ECC
WORKERS who got ill or injured due to the use of illegal drugs are not eligible for compensation benefits, the ...
Read moreLabor group asks Bello: Stop contractualization
THE labor group Nagkaisa on Thursday urged Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to stop ...
Read moreLabor Dept agencies have new clusters
LABOR Secretary Silvestre Bello III has reorganized the agencies and offices of the Department of Labor and Employment. Through Administrative ...
Read more3 nabbed, 1 recruitment agency closed
THE Labor department’s continuing campaign against illegal recruitment resulted in the arrest of three persons and padlocking of a local ...
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Duterte: War with Reds resumes
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ended the government’s unilateral ceasefire with the communist rebels after they staged a series of ...
Read moreBello recalls attaché in Kuwait
LABOR Secretary Silvestre Bello III recalled the labor attaché in Kuwait for negligence and lack of concern for the welfare ...
Read moreMaid beaten to death in Kuwait
A FILIPINO household worker was allegedly beaten to death by her employer in Kuwait, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said ...
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