More women bring home bacon–study
By Tina G. Santos
More women are moving out of the home and into wage employment in the nonagricultural sector, according to the Department of Labor and Employment.
More women are moving out of the home and into wage employment in the nonagricultural sector, according to the Department of Labor and Employment.
Marlyn Alcera has long been trying her luck to find a better-paying job. On Wednesday, her perseverance finally paid off, after having to queue since 6 a.m. to get into the job fair organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) at a Pasay City Mall finally paid off.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Saturday reminded employers to pay their workers the proper wages and benefits on May 1, Labor Day.
We are saddened by the announcement of Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz that there will be no wage increase on May 1. Because of the high cost of living and the soaring prices of basic commodities, the current minimum wage is not enough. —Kilusang Mayo Uno chair Elmer Labog on the morning program Good Morning Inquirer
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday reminded employers to abide by the pay rules for the Holy Week holidays.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Friday said nearly 3,000 jobseekers were hired on the spot in the job fairs that the DOLE regional offices sponsored in January this year.
Private sector workers who did not receive their 13th-month pay in December should report their employers to the Department of Labor and Employment, the DOLE said.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz ordered on Thursday the release of an initial P5.5 million funding for emergency employment and livelihood of workers who were displaced by typhoon Pablo in Caraga Region and Compostela Valley.
What used to be a community of child laborers in the firecracker industry here is now a model village, free of children covered with powdered chemicals and working in shacks many here describe as “firecracker factories.”
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Thursday reminded private sector employers to strictly adhere to holiday pay rules and core labor standards for their workers on August 20, 21 and 27.
After years working on sugarcane farms in Iloilo, several child laborers are going back to school. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the government has provided 52 parents in San Enrique, Iloilo, with almost P400,000 in livelihood grants so they won’t have to send their children to work in sugar fields anymore.
Amid preparations to commemorate Labor Day, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz warned employers Monday against resorting to contractualization.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Thursday said that workers in Metro Manila may only look forward to a wage increase ranging from P13 to P21 to help them cope with inflation.
