Monthly Archives: June 2011

Takeaway: I would venture to say that most people who waste time at work don’t even realize they’re doing it. Here are four things that can greatly contribute to time wasting. I would venture to say that most people who waste time at work don’t even realize they’re doing it. Here are four things that…

MANILA, Philippines — Recognizing the urgent need to increase public awareness of the preventive aspects of poisoning at home, in school, and workplace, and the general environment, Presidential Proclamation No. 1777 of 2009 has designated the fourth week of June every year as National Poison Prevention Week.

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – The world economic recovery remains “slow and fragile” with the outlook uncertain, but China will promote its own rapid and stable growth, Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Friday.

MANILA, Philippines – A worker died of severe head and body injuries after falling off the roof of a factory yesterday in Valenzuela City.

The government needs P16 billion to pay its arrears to the country’s 112,000 retired soldiers. This prompted Representatives Rufus Rodriguez (Cagayan de Oro City) and Maximo Rodriguez Jr. (party-list Abante Mindanao) to file House Resolution 1158 urging the House committee on veterans affairs to conduct an inquiry into the matter and come up with options…

In the narrative of Mindanao, big business is often portrayed as the bad guy, concerned only with the bottom line. [This also applies to other parts of the country.] So we hear of big businesses that bribe government officials to get favors. We see local communities and NGOs fighting companies that ignore human rights and…

FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City, Philippines—Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff  Eduardo Oban Jr.  has set up human rights offices in all branches of the AFP to investigate cases of forced disappearances of political activists and other people.

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MANILA, Philippines — International action, long overdue, is finally going to help domestic workers, as the 100th annual Conference of the International Labor Organization (ILO) has adopted a historic set of international standards aimed at improving the working conditions of tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide.

Doe-eyed and frail, with a mellow voice and a cheery smile, nothing about Sara (not her real name) suggested she had been through ordeal after ordeal in her 22 years. Forcibly married at 15 to a much older man, she discovered after the marriage that her husband had HIV, and that he had infected her.…

BAGUIO CITY, June 19 (PIA) – – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is intensifying its efforts towards achieving a Child-free Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines – Middle Eastern countries should recognize, guarantee, and protect the rights of domestic helpers and uphold the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) recent adoption of the Convention on Domestic Workers, a migrant workers group said.

GENEVA, June 18 (KUNA) — Most Arab delegates to the International Labour Conference (ILO) supported the adoption of historic international labour standards on decent work for domestic workers on Thursday, with only a handful of abstentions. But some highlighted the challenges to ratification and implementation in Arab countries.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) said Asia, including the Middle East, lags behind other regions in providing good employment conditions for domestic workers.

The Philippines has to do some housekeeping before it can ratify the landmark Domestic Workers Convention giving protection to domestic workers the world over.

A convention adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said that domestic workers must have the same basic labour rights as enjoyed by other professionals.

DAMMAM: With the Philippine government sticking to its position that the monthly minimum pay for domestic workers is $400, employers are anticipated to resort to “paper compliance” in order to meet the terms of the work contract.

Geneva – Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, who is currently here attending the 100th International Labor Organization conference, yesterday reported that the Philippines has successfully chaired the ILO’s Committee on Domestic Workers which had adopted a report containing the proposed Convention and Recommendation concerning decent work for domestic workers.

MANILA — The Philippines, which sends out tens of thousands of maids to work abroad every year, on Friday hailed a landmark International Labour Organisation treaty giving protection to domestic workers.

FILIPINO whiz kids bagged a total of 23 medals last Wednesday, including eight golds in the Blitz event of the 12th ASEAN Age-group Chess Championships at the Indoor Telaga Kramat Stadium in Tarakan, Indonesia.

The United Kingdom has granted nearly P4.2 million to a non-government organization in the Philippines to train health professionals in providing proper documentation and expert testimony in human rights cases.

As your career evolves, so should your resume. Including years of experience in just two pages can be quite challenging once you’re well into your career.

MELBOURNE–IT Services spent within the Asia-Pacific region will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6% during the next four years to hit US$205 billion by 2015, predicts Ovum.

THE death of two kindergarten pupils served with noodles mistakenly “salted” with a lethal chemical should rouse the government into reviewing chemical safety practices and procedures in schools, a toxic watchdog said.

MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court has upheld the P1.25-million fine on Universal Robina Corp. (URC) imposed by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) and the Court of Appeals after its corn refinery plant was found to have polluted Pasig River with its wastewater.

GENEVA – The International Labor Organization (ILO) on Thursday passed a landmark treaty giving protection to an estimated 52.6 million domestic workers across the world.

MANILA, Philippines – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will offer low-cost loans to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis Baldoz said in a press statement.

Western Samar Rep. Mel Senen Sarmiento yesterday raised the need to streamline the bureaucracy because of duplication and redundancies of certain functions and mandate of some government agencies that has resulted in an endless blame game in times of crisis and controversy. Sarmiento said that there need to synchronize and harmonize the function of the…

Vice President and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Chairman Jejomar Binay urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), immigrants and naturalized citizens to avail themselves of the Pag-IBIG Overseas Program.

A religious group yesterday filed a civil suit against former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo for the alleged human rights abuses against its members during her administration.