Amid the Duterte administration’s thrust to rid the country of unjust contractualization practices, the challenge is big for the government to enforce reforms within its ranks. Senator Joel Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and…
With the consultations on labor contractualization completed, the Labor Department will soon start assessing business establishments as part of its implementation of the “Stop Endo” campaign. “The central office (DOLE) has already finished its three consultations in…
THE regional Department of Labor and Employment conducted an orientation on “endo” or end of contract orientation to service providers Monday morning. “We are telling them what is labor contracting which is prohibited.Being providers they should refrain…
“Keep on expanding. That is what the country needs to do.” Dr. Ronald Mendoza, dean of the Ateneo School of Government, issued this challenge to large businesses especially in the manufacturing sector, which could become links between…
As Rodrigo Duterte begins his presidency, a growing number of Filipinos seem to believe—or want to believe—the claim that he is the Philippines’ first “socialist” President. Encouraged by his recent appointments to his Cabinet, some leftists have…
But businessmen say there is no basis for a wage hike Five labor groups asked for a P140 increase in the daily wage for workers in Central Visayas before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-7).…
A MARKER that informs passengers how airport personnel’s welfare are being protected had been unveiled at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Wednesday. Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis- Baldoz led the unveiling of the Labor Laws…
Some business leaders in Cebu are open to the move to end labor contractualization, a scheme that hires temporary workers for less than six months without benefits. Donato Busa, president of the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and…
There won’t be any salary increase for Cebu’s workers before May 1, Labor Day. In yesterday’s press conference, Labor and Employment Undersecretary Nicon Fameronag said the wage increase will only be granted to workers in Regions 2,…
Workers who toil under the heat of the sun should be given some breaks to avoid dehydration or sunstroke. In yesterday’s press conference, Labor Undersecretary Rebecca Chato said they will issue an order within this month requiring…
EMPLOYERS who field personnel should give noon breaks to prevent them from sustaining heat stroke, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. Labor Undersecretary Rebecca Chato said they expect to issue an order on this within…
TENS of thousands of foreign maids in Hong Kong are in “forced labor,” according to a new report that fuels growing criticism of the city’s treatment of its army of domestic workers. The study by the Justice…
