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Ilang OFW naghihintay pa rin ng virus test results sa quarantine facilities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 08:31 PM

Sa gitna ng patuloy na pagdating ng mga bagong overseas Filipino worker, may ilan pa rin sa mga naunang dumating ang naiwan sa quarantine facilities at naghihintay ng swab test results. Read more »

World's youth lose jobs due to COVID-19: ILO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 11:10 AM

The International Labor Organization said Thurday 1 in 6 young people lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Philippine gov't warns of recruitment scams amid lockdown

Kyodo News
Posted at May 27 09:55 PM

The Philippine government said Wednesday that amid the sharp decline in the number of job placements in the country due to the COVID-19 lockdown, job applicants should be wary of fake online recruitment firms. Read more »

House panel approves committee report on 35-hour work week proposal

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 09:06 PM

A proposal to reduce the weekly work schedule for employees in the private sector was approved by the House Committee on Labor and Employment on Wednesday. Read more »

1 in 6 youth out of work due to pandemic: ILO

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 08:09 AM

Employed people aged 15-24 years old were also more likely to be in forms of work that leave them vulnerable, such as low paid occupations, informal sector work, or as migrant workers, ILO added. Read more »

Returning OFWs can work under 'Build, Build, Build': Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 03:58 PM

The Philippines needs more workers as it reopens its economy, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said, noting that the government can hold a job fair. Read more »

Employers, not workers, should pay for mandatory COVID-19 tests: labor chief

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 12:44 PM

MANILA - Employees should not be compelled to pay if they are required to get screened for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) before reporting back to work, the country's labor secretary said.  Read more »

Bello: Employers may delay double pay for holiday work amid COVID-19 pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 12:33 PM

MANILA - Employers are allowed to delay handing out employees’ double pay for going to work on holidays as businesses bear the brunt of limited operations brought by a coronavirus lockdown, the country’s labor chief said Saturday.  Read more »

50 small firms want to close temporarily putting jobs at risk: labor chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 11:26 AM

The labor department said Friday it was reviewing the appeal of about 50 business establishments to temporarily close operations due to losses from the coronavirus pandemic, putting at risk some 190,000 jobs.    Read more »

Why it’s important for workers to see COVID-19 declared an occupational disease

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 10:59 PM

Under the DOLE’s employee compensation program, certain diseases can be compensable if working conditions involve the risk of developing the illness. Read more »

Ilang stranded OFWs sa UAE nagmamakaawang ma-repatriate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 07:54 PM

Humingi ng paumanhin si Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III sa mga overseas Filipino worker na stranded sa ibang bansa. Read more »

Returning workers not required to take COVID-19 tests - Roque

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 02:19 PM

Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said local government units and private companies cannot require their workers to pay for virus testing so they could go back to work. Read more »

OFWs na inabutan ng lockdown sa PH nangangamba para sa kabuhayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 08:17 PM

Ilang overseas Filipino worker na inabutan ng lockdown sa Pilipinas dahil sa COVID-19 ang nahihirapan na sa pang-araw-araw na gastos sa kanilang mga pamilya. Read more »

DOLE asks employers not to hastily impose disciplinary action on workers who can’t go to work

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 01:47 PM

MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment said on Wednesday that with many challenges faced by workers, employers should be considerate of those who might not be able to return to work now that some business are allowed to re-open. Read more »

Mga OFW na 'di pinapasahod' ng employer sa Saudi Arabia umaapela ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 12:33 PM

MAYNILA - Umaapela ngayon ang 32 OFW na trabahador ng isang food and beverage company sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ng tulong matapos umano silang hindi pasahurin nang 2 buwan ng kanilang employer. Read more »

Not all workers required to undergo COVID-19 tests: DTI chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 01:35 AM

Workers returning to their jobs after two months of lockdown in the Philippines are not all required to undergo COVID-19 testing, Trade Sec. Ramon Lopez said Tuesday. Read more »

Mga patakaran para sa kaligtasan ng empleyadong balik-trabaho inilatag

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 06:38 PM

Ayon kay Palace at Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Harry Roque, dapat sundin ng mga employer ang mga sumusunod na patakaran ng DOH. Read more »

'Mandatory' COVID-19 testing sa mga magbabalik-trabaho isinusulong ng labor group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 03:17 PM

Ayon sa Defend Jobs Philippines, ang pagpapatupad ng mas mababang antas ng quarantine ay dapat sabayan ng mas mabilis at mas malawakang testing ng mga Pilipino.  Read more »

Angara seeks to equip Filipinos for post-pandemic digital jobs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 11:35 AM

Sen Sonny Angara has filed a bill seeking training for Filipinos to equip them for the wave of digital freelance jobs, demand for which is expected to increase because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Philippines lifts restrictions on OFW departures as coronavirus lockdown eases

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 04:09 PM

MANILA- The government has lifted restrictions on Filipino departures for overseas employment as the country prepared to ease lockdown measures enforced because of the coronavirus pandemic.    Read more »