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P800 minimum wage, isinusulong bunsod ng 'nakaaalarmang' taas-presyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 08:40 PM

Kailangan na umanong itaas ang national minimum wage sa P800 dahil "nakaaalarma" na pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin na epekto raw ng TRAIN law. Read more »

Labor group seeks nationwide uniform wage rate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 11:34 PM

A labor group is urging the government to implement a uniform wage rate across the country amid increasing prices of goods and services.  Read more »

Ilang bansa sa Europe, posibleng bagong destinasyon ng OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 08:39 PM

Tinitingnan ang posibilidad na maging bagong destinasyon ng overseas Filipino workers ang ilang mga bansa sa Europa dahil sa umuusbong umano na demand ng mga ito para sa mga manggagawang Pinoy. Read more »

Bello: Panuntunan sa pag-alis ng mga domestic helper papuntang Kuwait, lalabas sa susunod na linggo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 08:38 PM

MANILA - Lalabas na sa susunod na linggo ang mga panuntunan para muling makabiyahe patungong Kuwait ang mga nais magtrabaho bilang domestic worker, ayon kay Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. Read more »

DOLE to require recruitment agencies to have own training centers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 11:42 AM

Recruitment agencies will soon be required to have their own training centers for workers to be deployed abroad, Labor Chief Silvestre Bello III said Monday. Read more »

POEA babalangkas ng bagong 'deployment guidelines' sa mga nais mag-Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 10:14 PM

Inatasan ng DOLE ang POEA na gumawa ng guidelines para sa pagpapadala ng household service workers sa Kuwait. Read more »

Mga nais mag-OFW sa Kuwait, dagsa sa POEA matapos ang partial lifting ng ban

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 03:29 PM

Dumagsa agad sa POEA ang mga nais maging OFW sa Kuwait matapos ianunsiyo ng pamahalaan ang partial lifting ng deployment ban sa naturang Gulf state.  Read more »

PH diplomats holed up in embassy in Kuwait may soon be 'released' - Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 11 10:08 AM

MANILA - Kuwait has agreed to work on the “release” of three Filipino diplomats earlier ordered arrested for participating in controversial rescue of distressed Filipino workers which the Gulf state viewed as a violation of its sovereignty. Read more »

Renewable energy jobs surge above 10 million: agency

Agence France Presse
Posted at May 08 08:19 PM

The growing renewable energy industry created 500,000 new jobs globally last year, surpassing the 10 million-mark for the first time, an Abu Dhabi-based agency said on Tuesday.   Read more »

PH seals deal with Czech Republic to send 1,000 workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 11:39 PM

Filipinos looking for greener pastures abroad may want to turn to Czech Republic.  Read more »

CSC: Gov't has over 660,000 contractual employees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 11:36 PM

With the Duterte administration ramping up efforts to end labor-only contracting practices by establishments, critics were quick to point at the government's own fence.  Read more »

PH-Kuwait OFW MOU, target mapirmahan bago ang Ramadan: Bello

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 11:11 PM

Naniniwala ang DOLE na hindi naapektuhan ng tensiyon sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Kuwait ang ikinakasang memorandum of understanding para sa mga OFW. Read more »

End to 'endo'? Start with government first - Escudero

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 11:10 AM

Ending illegal contractualization in the Philippines should have started with the government, which employs the most number of job order or contractual workers, Sen. Francis Escudero said Wednesday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Epekto sa mga manggagawa ng mga polisiya ng administrasyong Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 01:25 AM

Halos dalawang taon mula nang manungkulan si Pangulong Duterte, paano nga ba nakaapekto sa mga manggagawa ang mga polisiyang isinulong niya? Read more »

Young professionals prone to 'quarter-life crisis', experts say

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 01:16 AM

Amid the rising cases of millennials facing so-called "quarter-life crisis,” a professional network platform launched a new feature aimed at giving struggling individuals a much-needed career advice. Read more »

BPO workers call for better working conditions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 01:08 AM

While the BPO industry is one of the few sectors that offer consistent employment opportunities to jobseekers, this sector has its share of problems. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Train to Gutom, Liar King, and other Labor Day photos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 11:57 PM

Tens of thousands of workers and their supporters joined the 2018 Labor Day protests around the country to express dissatisfaction over the government’s labor policies.   Read more »

Explainer: Duterte admin's 'endo' 2.0

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 12:13 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Labor Day 2018 signed an executive order prohibiting illegal contracting and sub-contracting, supplementing the labor department's Department Order No. 174 signed in March 2017.    Read more »

Pagso-sorry ni Duterte, nakikitang sagot sa sigalot ng Pinas at Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 09:46 PM

Reklamo ng Kuwait, nilabag ng Pilipinas ang mga patakarang umiiral sa ugnayang ng mga bansa sa ilalim ng Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Read more »

Filipinos seek job opportunities on Labor Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 08:14 PM

Aside from the usual job fairs, business and livelihood fairs were also held in different parts of the country. Read more »