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SELYO NG KAHUSAYAN SA SERBISYO PUBLIKO 2021

Welcome to the Bureau of Workers with Special Concern’s official website. This bureau is a government agency under the Department of Labor and Employment that is mandated to develop policies, programs, projects and systems and provides advisory and technical assistance to the Office of the Labor Secretary and the Regional Offices relative to the development and protection of the workers with special concerns, towards their decent and productive employment.

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BWSC showcases programs and projects on 10th anniversary

For the past ten years, the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC) has championed for policies, programs and projects that cater to the workers in the informal economy.

TCC for bioethanol approves PhP4.4M budget for 2020

The Tripartite Consultative Council (TCC) for the bioethanol sector of the biofuels industry during its 4^th regular meeting last December 11, 2019 at the Ramada Hotel, Binondo, Manila, has recommended the approval of the PhP 4.4M operating budget for the 2020 Social Amelioration and Welfare Program for workers in the biofuel industry, utilizing sugarcane and molasses as feedstocks.

BWSC, NAPC, ILO conduct roll-out of ILO R204

The Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC) together with the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) held a series of roll-out of ILO Recommendation No. 204 (ILO R204) starting with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) National Capital Region (NCR) last November 25 to 26, 2019 at the Orchid Garden Suites Hotel in Manila.

BWSC conducts briefing session on Safe Spaces Act

Catcalling, sexual comments and gestures, and sexual jokes in public spaces like streets, schools or buildings may soon be a thing of the past or else anybody doing these acts may be put to jail or pay a fine.

BWSC spearheads children’s month celebration

The prevention and elimination of child labor is beneficial in advocating the rights of a child. Since the implementation of Republic Act No. 10661 or the Act Declaring November of Every Year as National Children’s Month, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC), as the chair of the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC), has spearheaded different activities to commemorate this occasion.