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Mga job order ng QC, umaaray sa parating delayed na sahod

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 07:17 PM

Sa Quezon City, may ilang job orders ang nagreklamo sa "Tapat Na Po" dahil parating delayed umano ang kanilang suweldo. Read more »

DOLE needs more labor inspectors, lawmakers say

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 06:04 AM

MANILA - Some lawmakers appealed to Congress to increase the budget of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for hiring of more labor inspectors, saying that workers' concern on security of tenure have yet to be addressed. Read more »

Bello, ginisa sa Senado dahil sa mga kontraktuwal sa DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 10:52 PM

Hindi natuwa ang mga senador nang malamang mismong sa Department of Labor and Employment ay may mga kontraktuwal na manggagawa. Read more »

Singapore punishes firm after 'maids for sale' ads spark outrage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 02:29 PM

Singapore has suspended a maid employment agency's licence and threatened to prosecute the company over "undignified" online ads offering Indonesian helpers for sale, after the postings sparked fury.   Read more »

Nasa 300 OFW, apektado ng total deployment ban sa Micronesia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 09:18 PM

Hindi na rin pababalikin sa Micronesia ang mga OFW na umuwi lamang ng Pilipinas para magbakasyon.  Read more »

Automation to cost Southeast Asia millions of jobs, warns World Economic Forum

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 13 07:12 AM

Automation will soon make millions of low-skilled jobs -- from cashiers and machine operators to waiters and drivers -- redundant across Southeast Asia.  Read more »

Despite reforms, Qatar's migrant workers still fear exploitation

Heba Kanso, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 12 03:10 PM

As a migrant worker from Bangladesh, Sharif should be happy about Qatar's labor reforms, put in place to protect people like him. Instead, he feels the system still allows his employer to get round rules designed to stop them exploiting him. Read more »

7 menor de edad na ipapadala sana sa Saudi, nasagip sa Pasay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 03:06 PM

Sinalakay at ininspeksiyon ng NBI ang isang ''accommodation house'' sa Pasay City kung saan umano ibinabahay ng isang agency ang mga recruit. Read more »

Panukalang nagpapalawig sa maternity leave, OK sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 09:11 PM

Lumusot na sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa sa Kamara ang panukalang nagpapalawig sa maternity leave o bilang ng mga araw na maaaring lumiban ang isang kakapanganak sa trabaho nang may suweldo.  Read more »

PLDT denies termination of 12,000 employees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 10:01 AM

PLDT Inc said Wednesday it did not terminate 12,000 workers and that it had not received a notice of strike from one of its unions.   Read more »

Qatar agrees abolition of exit visa system

David Harding, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 07:30 AM

Qatar has approved legislation to scrap controversial exit visas which require all foreign workers to obtain their employers' permission to leave the country, according to official statements published Tuesday. Read more »

Grupo ng mga bisor sa PLDT, umalma sa 'tripleng' trabaho

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 09:26 PM

Naniniwala naman ang kompanya na walang basehan ang strike notice dahil wala umano silang labor dispute sa mga supervisor. Read more »

Rush-hour delivery: Mom gives birth after being stuck in EDSA traffic

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 07:06 AM

Her water broke and the baby slid into the car seat. "I held her in my arms and she started to cry," she said. Read more »

A push for labor rights on heroes' day

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 04:19 PM

Workers and their supporters mark National Heroes Day with a protest and a push for labor rights, on Monday in Manila.  Read more »

'Tech-voc' training, tinitingnang tulong sa job mismatch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 07:53 PM

Paliwanag ng DOLE, malaking tulong ang skills training ng TESDA para matugunan ang isyung job mismatch ng bansa. Read more »

Higit 17,000 trabaho, alok sa 'tech-voc' grads

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 08:26 PM

In-demand daw ngayon ang mga trabahong kaugnay sa construction, information technology, manufacturing, tourism, at agri-fisheries, ayon sa TESDA. Read more »

CA asked to reconsider ruling favoring PLDT on contractual workers

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 09:07 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General on Wednesday asked the Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision which stopped the Labor Department's order for PLDT to regularize over 7,000 workers from third party contractors.    Read more »

ALAMIN: Saklaw ng workers' safety law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 06:29 PM

Ayon kay Atty. Claire Castro, mas mabigat na ang parusa ng lalabag at mapapanatili ang mapeligrong kundisyon sa ilang pasilidad tulad ng opisina o pabrika gamit ng nasabing batas.  Read more »

Displaced Boracay workers, local struggle to make ends meet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 02:11 AM

Nearly four months since the closure of Boracay, displaced workers and locals are still struggling to make ends meet. Read more »

Here's how much workers should earn on Aug. 21

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 04:13 PM

Workers who reported to work on Aug. 21, a regular holiday and a special non-working day should be paid accordingly, the Department of Labor and Employment said.  Read more »