Press Releases

Noong 29 Hulyo 2021, pinangunahan ng Kawanihan ng Manggagawang may Tanging Pangangailangan (BWSC) ang virtual oryentasyon upang magkaroon ng maayos na pag-unawa ang mga tanggapan sa rehiyon (ROs), bilang mga tagapagpatupad ng programa, lalo na sa mga DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP) focal persons, sa mga Atas Pang-Administratibo na inilabas ng Kagawaran, at maipaliwanag ang instrumento na gagamitin sa pag-survey ng mga proyektong pangkabuhayan na ibinigay ng Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo (DOLE).

On June 30, 2021, the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC) together with the Technical Working Group for Knowledge Management and Advocacy of the National Council Against Child Labor (NCACL) conducted the Talakayang Pambata - an online talk show hosted by Mr. Julius Cainglet of the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), as a culminating activity for the 2021 World Day Against Child Labor (WDACL) celebration.

Last April 29, 2021, the Child Labour Platform, in partnership with the U.S Department of Labor and Levin Sources organized a webinar during the OECD Forum for Responsible Minerals Supply Chain on interventions addressing child labor in the country.

The Social Amelioration Program (SAP) for workers in the Sugar Industry and Social Amelioration and Welfare Program (SAWP) for the workers in the Biofuel Industry have been implemented by the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC) for years.

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.