Bello recognizes workers’ contributions on Labor Day
Intramuros, Manila – Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III recognized the efforts and sacrifices made by the workers in spite of the threats brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more: Bello recognizes workers’ contributions on Labor Day
DOLE to hire contact tracers under TUPAD
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through its National Capital Region (NCR) Regional Office plans to hire roughly 5,000 contact tracers for the cities and provinces in the NCR Plus, under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers Program (TUPAD), a program managed by the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns.
BWSC participates in Eighth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development
The United Nations through the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) conducted the Eighth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, guided by the theme “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific” through online platforms from 23 to 26 March 2021.
Read more: BWSC participates in Eighth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development
BWSC, ILO tap musicians to join fight against child labor
2021 as the international year for the elimination of child labor, the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC) joins the International Labour Organization (ILO) to intensify the calls for action in fighting child labor.
Read more: BWSC, ILO tap musicians to join fight against child labor
DOLE engages talks on C190 ratification
One of the Department of Labor and Employment’s eight-point agenda is to ensure full respect of labor standards and the fundamental principles and rights at work, including a workplace free of violence and harassment.
Labor Chief leads new STC reps oath-taking
Changing Lives, Building Communities
How the PAWFED helps abused women rebuild their future
According to the 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority, one in four women experienced sexual, physical, emotional, or verbal abuse from their husband or partner. The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) reported that women aged 14 to 49 were victimized by gender-based violence primarily due to unequal power relations between men and women.