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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 »

Ilang Aeta nabigyan din ng trabaho sa Boracay

Nony Basco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 05:35 PM

Mahigit 50 Aeta sa islang ito ang nabigyan na ng trabaho ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa ilalim ng Boracay Emergency Employment Program o BEEP.   Read more »

10.9 million adults jobless in Q1 of 2018: SWS survey

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 01:05 PM

Adult joblessness has increased during the first quarter of 2018 influenced by resignations, involuntary job loss and first-time job seekers, according to a Social Weather Stations Survey released Tuesday. Read more »

Can 'Build Build Build' give jobs to OFWs from Kuwait?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 11:29 PM

The National Economic and Development Authority stands by the President's word that a lot of local jobs under government's "Build Build Build" program are waiting for returning OFWs from Kuwait.  Read more »

Jobs await Kuwait OFWs who want to come home: Bello

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 12:04 AM

MANILA - Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Monday said there are jobs waiting for Filipino migrant workers in Kuwait who decide to return to the Philippines. Read more »

Iba't ibang grupo, sanib-puwersa sa Labor Day protest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 09:41 PM

Sa bisperas ng Araw ng Paggawa, ipinasilip na ng ilang grupo ang kanilang ginawang effigies ni Pangulong Duterte. Nagpasampol na rin ng programa ang ilang pangkat bago magmartsa sa Mayo 1. Read more »

OPINION: Why Mayo Uno 2018 is historic

Inday Espina-Varona -- scaRRedcat
Posted at Apr 30 04:02 PM

A confluence of broken promises and tragedies are poised to make Labor Day 2018 a watershed in Philippine protest history. Read more »