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DFA assures kin of detained Filipinos in Libya of gov't help

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 06:58 PM

The DFA made the statement after relatives of the detained seafarers appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte for help. Read more »

Kaanak ng 7 seamen na nakakulong sa Libya, humihingi ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 11:14 PM

Labingpitong buwan nang nakakulong ang 7 seaman na pinaghihinalaang sangkot sa oil smuggling.  Read more »

Families of Pinoys detained in Libya appeal to Duterte for help

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 08:11 PM

The seafarers were taken into custody in August 2017 by the Libyan Coast Guard on suspicion of fuel smuggling. Read more »

Telecommuting Act ‘sends strong signal’ PH can be at par with global standards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 07:58 PM

Malacañang on Thursday announced that Duterte has signed into law a bill that allows private sector employees to work from home. Read more »

Eviction, daycare woes: for US govt workers, shutdown bites hard

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 05:33 AM

Federal employees are demanding that President Donald Trump and Congress "stop playing chicken with our lives," warning that thousands of workers caught up in a US government shutdown are struggling to make ends meet. Read more »

OFWs sa Middle East baka bawasan pa kung pang-aabuso di titigil

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 07:45 PM

Nakahanda ang gobyerno na bawasan pa ang mga overseas Filipino worker na pinadadala sa Middle East kung magpapatuloy ang pagdami ng mga kaso ng pang-aabuso, sabi ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello.   Read more »

CHR, Qatar human rights body ink deal to support distressed OFWs

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 05:28 PM

The agreement covers 10 areas of cooperation including protection mechanisms for Filipino workers in the handling and referring of their cases to proper institutions. Read more »

Pag-hire ng mga contractual worker sa gobyerno, pinalawig ng 2 taon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 12:41 AM

Sa kabila ng mahigpit na kampanya ng administrasyong Duterte na tapusin ang endo at contractualization, pinalawig naman ng gobyerno ng 2 pang taon ang pag-hire sa mga contractual workers. Read more »

OFW sinaksak umano ng kapwa OFW sa Saudi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 10:11 PM

Batay sa nakalap na impormasyong natanggap ng provincial government ng Pampanga, kritikal ang suspek nang tumalon umano sa gusali matapos ang krimen.    Read more »

Labor department allots P10 million for Usman aid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 05:28 PM

The labor department has allotted P10 million to provide employment for some 3,000 workers in areas devastated by tropical depression Usman.   Read more »

BI may paalala sa mga dayuhang nagtatrabaho sa bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 10:12 PM

Obligado ang mga dayuhang may visa at rehistrado sa Bureau of Immigration na magtungo sa pinakamalapit na opisina ng BI para sa kanilang annual report. Read more »

Labor officials say minimum wage hike should have been at least P100

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 11:09 PM

Philippine labor authorities admit the P25 minimum wage increase in November should have been higher. Read more »

Epekto ng 'kuwento' ni Duterte sa mga kasambahay, ikinabahala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 09:33 PM

Nangangamba ang isang grupo ng mga domestic worker at women's rights advocates sa magiging epekto sa mga kasambahay ng kuwento ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte tungkol sa kaniyang sariling kasambahay.  Read more »

Inaliping OFW, nagsusulong ngayon ng karapatan ng domestic workers

Jofelle Tesorio, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Jan 02 10:32 AM

AMSTERDAM -- Isang Pilipina na dating trinatong tila alipin sa tahanan ng isang ambassador ang lumalaban ngayon para sa karapatan ng domestic workers.   Read more »

Mga umuwing OFW nakatanggap ng pamasko

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 10:28 PM

Nagkaroon din ng pa-raffle para sa mga umuwing manggagawa.    Read more »

Workers fret at making ends meet as US govt shutdown persists

Elodie Cuzin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 27 08:07 AM

According to President Donald Trump, federal workers affected by the US government shutdown support him as he insists on no deal until Congress funds a wall on the Mexican border.   Read more »

Japan approves steps to help make life easier for foreign workers

Kyodo News
Updated as of Dec 26 10:59 PM

Japan approved Tuesday a set of measures to ensure that foreign workers entering the country under its new visa system enjoy proper working conditions and access to broad support in their daily lives. Read more »

Singapore's 'freegans' find treasure in trash

Natashia Lee, Reuters
Posted at Dec 24 06:39 AM

A new movement in Singapore that seeks to reduce the amount of consumer waste in the affluent city-state is scavenging for unwanted goods, some in near-mint condition, that migrant workers can send home for the holidays.  Read more »

VIRAL: Ilang OFW, sinorpresa ang kanilang mga mahal sa buhay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 12:25 AM

Sinorpresa ng ilang balikbayan ang kanilang pamilya ngayong magpa-Pasko. Read more »

'Qatar nangangailangan ng Pinoy skilled workers para sa FIFA 2022'

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 21 01:04 AM

Nangangailangan ang Qatar ng maraming Pinoy skilled workers bilang paghahanda ng bansa sa 2022 FIFA World Cup.   Read more »