Blog Posts on labor issues
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Hanjin enrolls in DOLE's Kapatiran WISE-TAV by Subic Bay Newslink on Feb 27, 2012OLONGAPO CITY - Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Philippines (HHICP) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding that effectively enrolls the Korean shipbuilding and construction giant to...
Taguig City Foundation Day Holiday – December 8, 2011 by Notes From The Philippines on Dec 7, 2011Working in McKinley Hill in Taguig City? Then, this is good news for you. Malacañang has declared December 8 as a special non-working day in Taguig City. Proclamation 298 was signed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr. in behalf of President Be...
November 7, 2011 national holiday pay rules by Notes From The Philippines on Oct 25, 2011Many had been surprised about the declaration made by Malacanang last week, through Proclamation 276, that November 7 would be a national holiday because of the Islamic feast of Eidul Adha (not to be confused with Eid al-Fitr, the one celebrated last...
POEA junks MOA barring ex-Hanjin workers from seeking jobs abroad by Subic Bay Newslink on Jul 29, 2011CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga – The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has junked its contract with the Korean Hanjin ship building firm in Subic that bars former shipyard workers from seeking jobs abroad.This was what POEA chief legal...
Justice for People Who Serve: The Plight of Contractual Personnel in the DOH ~AHW by The Nightingale Chronicles on Jul 26, 2011Alliance of Health WorkersThe Context of Hiring Contractual Personnel at the Department of Health The Philippine government’s moral responsibility to save the lives of thousands of Filipino people from dying due to poor maternal and child health s...
Hanjin management mum on protest in Subic by Subic Bay Newslink on Jul 7, 2011SUBIC, Zambales — The management of Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. Philippines remains silent on allegations it has not provided enough safeguards to protect the life and limb of its workers in South Korea, the Philippines and its other foreign faci...
Work safety urged for Subic shipyard by Subic Bay Newslink on Jun 15, 2011The National Secretariat for Social Action, Justice and Peace of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP-NASSA) on Tuesday appealed to President Benigno Aquino 3rd to resolve the work safety issues brought to its attention by work...
SBMA hosts Region 3 dialogue on employment gaps by Subic Bay Newslink on Nov 3, 2010The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) recently hosted a dialogue among executives from the business community, local government agencies and the academe to address employment gaps in Central Luzon, which is now a leading economic growth center.
Europe-wide general strike on Sept. 29 by Chronicles of Carlos on Sep 27, 2010Perhaps for the first time in many years, a Europe-wide general strike will be launched against the austerity measures recently adopted by many European countries, and to demand recovery plans in favour of decent and quality jobs. The general stri...
In PAL, Aquino is the hostage-taker by Chronicles of Carlos on Sep 11, 2010for Blogwatch As the Aquino administration busies itself with its defense over the Aug. 23 hostage crisis, the livelihood of thousands of Philippine Airlines (PAL) employees remain on the line. Sooner or later, the flag carrier’s labor woes, wh...
