MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday said it is ready to provide assistance to some 400 workers to be affected by the impending closure of Honda…
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CA junks DOLE ‘endo’ suit vs. PLDT, subcontractor
MANILA — The Court of Appeals (CA) reversed the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) decision which found an engineering and construction company along with the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company…
Bello mulls filing of raps vs. detractors
MANILA — Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is ready to file cases against detractors for their “vicious and malicious attacks.” “Let me address you all, I…
DOLE affirms commitment to reforms initiated by PRRD
MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Saturday has reaffirmed its commitment to the reforms initiated by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said…
DOLE: Order for PLDT to regularize 7K workers stays
MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday said it stands firm on its order to telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) to regularize 7,306 workers.…
NEDA’s P10-K monthly budget remark has basis: DOLE exec
MANILA — An official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is convinced that the statement made by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), saying a family of five…
DOLE eyes expansion of OFW deployment ban to other countries
MANILA — The government is looking to expand the ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), particularly the household service workers (HSWs), to other nations in the Middle…
DOLE orders PLDT to regularize 8K workers, pay P66-M claims
MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) to regularize close to 8,000 contractual workers and to settle unpaid benefits amounting…
2 Japanese firms ordered to regularize over 1,000 workers
MANILA — Two Japanese firms in Laguna and their contractors have been ordered to hire as regular more than 1,000 workers after they were found to be engaged in labor-only…
DOLE Awards Livelihood Checks Worth P34M In Ilocos Region
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Labor and and Employment has distributed checks worth P34-million for livelihood assistance to fund 42 projects of 23 local government units…
DOLE urged to ban mandatory wearing of ‘high heels’ at workplace
MANILA — A labor group has urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to draft a regulation to stop employers in the country from requiring women employees to wear…
Gov’t urged to prepare contingency plan for OFWs in Qatar amid Gulf row
MANILA — A senator on Tuesday urged concerned government agencies to provide assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Qatar and neighboring countries amid ongoing diplomatic crisis in the Middle…
Over 34,000 job seekers registered at the 17 Labor Day job fairs nationwide
MANILA — More than 34,000 jobseekers have registered in job fairs simultaneously held nationwide in line with the celebration of the 115th Labor Day in the country on Monday, the…
Workers to get ‘surprise’ from President Duterte on Labor Day — DOLE
MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that President Rodrigo Duterte may have a surprise for workers on May 1, Labor Day. “We are preparing an announcement…
More than 10,000 jobs available at DOLE’s PhilJobNet
MANILA — A total of 10,756 job vacancies have been recorded for the week by PhilJobNet, the internet-based job and applicant matching portal of the Department of Labor and Employment…
Only 2,000 OFWs remain to be repatriated from Saudi Arabia –DOLE
MANILA — Only around 2,000 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in Saudi Arabia remain to be repatriated, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Tuesday. Labor Secretary…