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The hashtag "#StandWithJTWorkers" appeared on local Twitter on Monday as workers of one of the most popular couriers in online shopping platforms protest

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo) MANILA - As the world of work wrestles with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Philippine delegation in the 110th Session of the International Labor Conference (ILC) in Geneva is pushing for the global call for the inclusion of safe and healthy working conditions in the International Labor Organization's (ILO) Framework of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. The Philippine contingent to the ILC, headed by Labor Secretary Silvestre...

LABOR officials will push for mainstreaming of safe working conditions amid the pandemic as well as the standardization of apprenticeship schemes during the ongoing 110th Session of the International Labor Conference (ILC). However, the Philippine contingent may also be faced with issues concerning the reported killings and harassment of local…

Marcos names personalities to key Cabinet posts

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion expressed support to a labor group’s proposal that government provide a subsidy loan to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), calling the move a “step in the right direction.” In supporting the labor group’s proposal, Concepcion said

President Duterte’s economic adviser on Monday, May 23, expressed support for organized labor’s call for subsidy loans for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion speaks during the Laging Handa public briefing on Monday, May 23. (Scr

The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) concluded its implementation of a project on “Strengthening Bipartite Relations at the National and Enterprise Levels” in partnership with its counterpart organization in Denmark, the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI). The project, which star

To hasten the country’s economic recovery, organized labor yesterday pushed for the implementation of a P100-billion subsidy loan for micro, small and medium enterprises.

Senatorial candidate Sonny Matula on Monday, May 9, reminded employees that it is their right to vote and that they should report to the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), where he is president, if their employers tried to stop them from doing so. (Senate bet and labor leader Sonny Matula/Facebook

Senatorial candidates of Vice President Leni Robredo made their last pitches for their respective electoral bids, took time to give thanks and advise the public on how to move forward to ensure victory for their slate.