Monthly Archives: January 2018

House passes bill allowing contractual with DOLE approval

Published by rudy Date posted on January 31, 2018

Reports from Vince F. Nonato and Julie M. Aurelio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jan 31, 2018 The House of Representatives on Monday passed on third reading a proposed law that would legalize contractual labor only if allowed by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and regularize a contractual employee who had rendered six months of…

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PH ranking in global rule of law index sinks under Duterte

Published by rudy Date posted on January 31, 2018

The Philippines drops 18 slots to rank 88th out of 113 countries in the newly released World Justice Project Rule of Law Index by Carmela Fonbuena, Rappler, Jan 31, 2018 MANILA, Philippines – Rule of law in the Philippines deteriorated significantly since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power, according to the newly-released World Justice Project…

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Jan 31, 2018 – Hanjin, labor union sign MoA

Published by rudy Date posted on January 31, 2018

BY PATRICK ROXAS, TMT, Manila Times, Feb 3, 2018 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT: Shipbuilding giant Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phils) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Alyansa ng Manggagawang Pilipino Organisado-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (Amapo-TUCP) for a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the company’s 18 subcontractors and its counterpart labor unions.

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Deaths Continue

Published by rudy Date posted on January 31, 2018

102 workers were killed and 164 workers were injured in 42 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – December 2017 – a TUCP compilation of media reports show. At least 66 workers were killed and 122 workers were injured in 47 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January-December 2016 – a TUCP…

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ENFORCE THE LAW ON SECURITY OF TENURE; SCRAP DOLE DEPARTMENT ORDER 174

Published by rudy Date posted on January 31, 2018

May 18-19, 2017 — “Enforce constitutional and labor code provisions on security of tenure; scrap D.O. 174, s.2017!” was the thundering call of some 86 union leaders, members, and workers in the National Conference on Employment Security and Constructive Industrial Relations held in Manila on 18-19 May 2017 with the theme: “Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable…

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“WHEN DOES ‘ENDO’ END, WHEN DECENT WORK?”

Published by rudy Date posted on January 31, 2018
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82% of business leaders say human/robot hybrid teams will be reality in 5 years

Published by rudy Date posted on January 30, 2018

While many leaders believe the integrated teams will come to pass, only 50% believe automation will actually free up any time for employees.

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Chart: Economic Development and the Composition of Wealth

Published by rudy Date posted on January 30, 2018

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NBI nabs Jordanian for illegal recruitment

Published by rudy Date posted on January 28, 2018

BY EUGENE Y. ADIONG , Manila Times, Jan 28, 2018 BACOLOD CITY: Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested a Jordanian, identified as Imad Housni Hamdan, for recruiting domestic helpers for Saudi Arabia in Barangay Bagacay, Dumaguete City. Complainants Jenypher Alcoran of Bacong, Negros Oriental, Sarah Jane Fabros and Ma. Blessyl Sarao, both…

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Ayala charts course for the future

Published by rudy Date posted on January 28, 2018

CEO sends message to employees of the oldest and largest conglomerate in PH By: Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala – @inquirerdotnet, Jan 28, 2018 I write this note as part of a new tradition that I wanted to implement this year. So many events happen in any given year and there is never much time…

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In defense of good old per capita GDP

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2018

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The world is changing. Here’s how companies must adapt

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2018

by Joe Kaeser, Jan 25, 2018 Although we have only seen the beginning, one thing is already clear: the Fourth Industrial Revolution is the greatest transformation human civilization has ever known. As far-reaching as the previous industrial revolutions were, they never set free such enormous transformative power.

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Five years later

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2018

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Duterte names 19 Charter reviewers

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2018

By: Nestor Corrales, INQUIRER.net, Jan 25, 2018 President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the members to the consultative committee to review the 1987 Constitution.

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U.S., Mexico unions file NAFTA labor complaint to influence talks

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2018

by David Lawder, Jan 25, 2018 MONTREAL (Reuters) – U.S. and Mexican unions formally complained to the U.S. Labor Department on Thursday that Mexico continues to violate NAFTA’s weak labor standards, a move that they hope will persuade U.S. negotiators to push for stronger rules.

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Retraining and reskilling workers in the age of automation

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2018

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The 4 challenges facing healthcare recruitment in 2017

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2018

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How private firms are gearing up for the future of education

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2018

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The Inclusive Development Index 2018 Summary and Data Highlights

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2018

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Five ways to use information and communication technology for education

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2018

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Joblessness at 13-year low, but more people go hungry

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2018

by Inquirer Research, Jan 25, 2018 Joblessness in the country fell to a 13-year low last December to 15.7 percent from 18.9 percent in September, a decline of 1.5 million adult Filipinos without jobs, results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. The decline coincided with the 6.6 percent expansion of the gross domestic…

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What is cloud computing? Everything you need to know about the cloud, explained

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2018

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Joblessness drops in Q4 2017 as 7.2 million without work – SWS

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2018

by Margaret Claire Layug/DVM, GMA News, Jan 24, 2018 Joblessness in the Philippines dropped to 15.7 percent with 7.2 million jobless adults, according to the Social Weather Stations’ 2017 fourth quarter survey released on Tuesday.

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TPP 11 deal reached as Canada and Vietnam end holdout

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2018

Side deals will enact concessions needed to reach March signing JUN YAMAZAKI, Nikkei staff writer TOKYO — The final details of the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership to be signed in March have won approval from all 11 member states following concessions to such holdouts as Canada and Vietnam that will be spelled out in separate agreements.

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Employers buck bills on additional paid leaves

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2018

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Jan 24, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Employers have expressed opposition to 10 Senate bills proposing new employee leaves and increase of existing ones that will be tackled by the labor, employment and human resources development committee chaired by Sen. Joel Villanueva today.

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8 ways AI can help save the planet

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2018

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Wealth concentration continues to increase

Published by rudy Date posted on January 23, 2018

By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Jan 23, 2018 SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 2018 (IPS) – As the ‘masters of the universe’ gather for their annual retreat at Davos, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has just published its Inclusive Development Index (IDI) for the second time.

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Women will lose more jobs to automation, report finds

Published by rudy Date posted on January 23, 2018

The Fourth Industrial Revolution will not affect everyone equally, according to the World Economic Forum. By Greg Nichols for Robotics | Jan 23, 2018 A World Economic Forum report presented at Davos suggests there will be a measurable gender disparity when it comes to jobs lost to automation.

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Machine Learning for the masses

Published by rudy Date posted on January 23, 2018

Developers who have not gotten in on the data science action are getting onramps to entry to machine learning courtesy of the usual suspects from the cloud computing world. The question is whether these new machine learning IDEs are empowering those with just enough knowledge to literally become dangerous. By Tony Baer (Ovum) for Big…

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Amazon Go: The impact on human jobs, retail innovation, Amazon’s bottom line

Published by rudy Date posted on January 23, 2018

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