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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said majority of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) last year went to the Middle East, with 743,535 hires. This was followed by Asia (361,796); Europe (58,852), and the United States (26,851), DOLE said. Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said espite tension in some countries, where many . . . → read more
MANILA, Philippines – The Aquino government is finding ways to bring back overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and encourage potential ones to stay in the country. “That is the ultimate goal–that we have 10 million OFWs and we want them to be back here and the way to be able to do that is with . . . → read more
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines needs to reinvigorate bilateral ties with Saudi Arabia to maintain its edge over other labor-sending countries. “At a time when all of these reforms in Saudi Arabia are taking place, we need a more vibrant economic diplomacy to maintain our competitive advantage over other labor-sending countries,” said Susan Ople, head . . . → read more
Philippine Ambassador to Russia Victor Garcia III and his wife Concepcion made a personal donation of Philippine costumes to the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography — the KUNSTKAMERA — in St. Petersburg. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the costumes were donated to Museum authorities led by Director Professor Yuri . . . → read more
Migrant and labor groups from Asian countries urged the Philippines, one of the world's leading deployers of domestic workers, to pioneer the ratification of the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention (C189). Speaking at the Asia Regional Conference on the ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers hosted by the country on . . . → read more
Almost a hundred Filipino workers have snuck back into Libya despite a deployment ban to the country, a recruitment consultant said on Tuesday. An estimated 50 to 80 Filipinos have returned to their jobsites in Libya, Emmanuel Geslani said, citing reports he received from local agencies that refused to be identified. Have something . . . → read more
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said the ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Libya stays. POEA administrator Carlos Cao, Jr., said an interagency committee decided in a meeting on Tuesday to retain the ban on sending OFWs to Libya, which is under a new leadership following the fall and eventual . . . → read more
After heading the International Labor Organization (ILO) committee on domestic workers in June this year, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is drumming up “multi-stakeholder support" for the ratification of the Domestic Workers’ Convention (ILO Convention 189). In a statement released on Tuesday, DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the Philippines must ratify the . . . → read more MANILA, Philippines – The US government has granted $15 million for the education and other services of Filipino children engaged in hazardous forms of child labor. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the grant to the World Vision Foundation (WVF) showed that the US government recognizes the Philippines’ efforts in combating child labor in its . . . → read more
BAGUIO CITY – Eighty pre-identified female overseas Filipino workers(OFWs) in the region are beneficiaries of the first batch of the ‘Balik Pinay! Balik Hanapbuhay’ project implemented by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). OWWA-CAR Labor Communication officer Alitalia Lou Pandico reported that a P355,000 fund was used to fund the livelihood skills training and . . . → read more |
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