MORE fines and monetary sanctions were sought by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) against violators of labor safety and health requirements. Noel Binag, executive director of Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC), said Senate Bill…
Following a recent construction mishap, the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) found at least 16 labor standards not met by the contractor of the Lite Shipping building being constructed along MJ Cuenco. The…
Close to 2,000 labor union members and leaders across various sectors from all over the country are set to gather under one roof in Cebu City on Saturday. This, as the Associated Labor Union-Trade Union Congress of…
CONTRACTUALIZATION The dialogue between labor groups and President Rodrigo Duterte during the Labor Day celebration in Davao City left a labor group in Cebu somewhat dissatisfied with the results. Lawyer Jonas Asis, regional vice president of the…
CLOSE to one year since President Rodrigo Duterte promised to eradicate prohibited contractualization in the country, not just labor but local business leaders are still waiting for its fulfillment. Gordon Alan “Dondi” Joseph, president of the…
There’s something to look forward to with President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement of new programs for the country’s labor sector, particularly his proposed bank for overseas workers and promise to end contractualization once and for all. At a…
LABOR GROUPS’ CALL Almost one year since President Rodrigo Duterte was elected to the country’s highest public office, workers are still clamoring for the fulfillment of the executive’s campaign promise to end all forms of labor contractualization.…
Jesiel Ann Lopez, 23, joined the Labor Day jobs fair organized by the Cebu Provincial Government on Monday. Before the day ended, Lopez was already assured of employment as a sales attendant of Rulls Cellphone and…
A labor group is hopeful that President Rodrigo Duterte will sign an executive order today putting an end to contractualization, as the world celebrates Labor Day. Dennis Derige, coordinator of Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa,…
While workers around the world grapple with the looming possibility of robots and artificial intelligence taking over jobs that were labor intensive and considered menial by white collar employees, here in the Philippines the (mostly) militant labor…
Pakonswelo ra g’yud sa mga trabahante ang dugang 13 pesos nga umento sa suweldo (minimum wage) dinhi sa Sugbo ug sa Tunga-tungang Kabisay-an. Wa g’yud ni maghatag og maayong balita sa selebrasyon sa Labor Day karong adlawa.…
Over 50 members of the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) held a rally outside the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-7) office on Friday morning. BMP members called for the scrapping of DOLE’s Department Order (D.O.) 174.…
