MANILA, Philippines – Believing they will never find employment, at least a million jobless Filipinos have quit looking for work.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said these unemployed but capable workers are now classified as “discouraged workers” after the country adopted a new definition of unemployment to conform to international labor standards.
“Our new government is now looking at ways to address the needs of this group,” Baldoz said.
Discouraged workers are defined as jobless people available for work, but are not actively seeking employment.
Baldoz said the number of unemployed went down dramatically since the adoption of the new definition in 2005.
She said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is also working on various programs to solve the prevailing skills mismatch among workers.
Baldoz said jobseekers have difficulty finding jobs because they possess skills that are not needed by companies.
“At this time, it take months or almost a year for employers to find the right workers to fill in vacancies in their companies and the situation could even get worse unless the mismatch problem is properly addressed,” said Criselda Sy, director of DOLE’s Bureau of Local Employment (BLE).
She said DOLE is now coordinating with the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education and other concerned agencies to find a solution to the problem. –Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star)
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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