CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 1,000 new jobs are expected at the Mactan Export and Processing Zone (Mepz) as they welcomed at least two new locators, and revealed plans for expansion there. The Philippine Economic Zone…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has rolled out employment and livelihood assistance for hundreds of workers displaced amid the closure of a garments factory inside the Mactan Export…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Labor groups and workers staged a protest outside the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional office in Cebu City on Monday morning, June 9. They denounced what they described as “union busting”…
CEBU CITY, Philippines —Following the shut down of a company in Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) in Lapu-Lapu City last month, at least 337 workers had been retrenched. Retrenchments like this can greatly affect the country. “When…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another round of layoffs in the Mactan Export Processing Zone (Mepz) in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu led to over 300 workers losing their jobs, prompting labor groups here urging the government not to rely…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Lapu-Lapu City Government through its Public Employment Service Office (PESO) has extended help to at least 13 garment factory workers who were recently displaced from their work. According to Kim Francisco, PESO…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7), in coordination with the Lapu-Lapu City Government, conducted a livelihood orientation and proposal writeshop to displaced Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) workers. The activity was…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The retrenchment of workers at the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) will be tackled by a Lapu-Lapu City councilor with concerned agencies. Councilor Annabeth Cuizon said she is planning to meet with the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The more than 4,000 displaced Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) workers in Lapu-Lapu City have already received their separation pay on Tuesday, July 25. This was confirmed by Kim Francisco, head of the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Lapu-Lapu City Government, through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO), is set to conduct job fairs in three barangays in the city to help the 4,000 displaced workers of the Mactan Export Processing Zone…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 4, 000 employees of the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) that is based in Lapu-Lapu City are set to lose their jobs next month. Of the number, 3,500 workers are employed…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government, through its Public Employment Service Office (PESO), is urging jobseekers to participate in the job fair on June 23 at LG Garden Walk Mactan. Kim Francisco, the head of…
