Monthly Archives: June 2016

Credit card companies putting up debt restructuring program

Published by rudy Date posted on June 7, 2016

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Reporter, June 07, 2016, http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Finance&title=credit-card-companies-putting-up-debt-restructuring-program&id=128647 The Credit Card Association of the Philippines (CCAP) yesterday launched the Interbank Debt Relief Program (IDRP) geared towards offering longer repayment periods or cheaper interest rates for highly indebted cardholders.

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The 10 fastest-growing careers in the next five years

Published by rudy Date posted on June 7, 2016

By ANNE FISHER, Jun 7, 2016 Despite last Friday’s dismal official employment numbers, the job market may be a lot healthier than it looks. A new study from CareerBuilder and its analytics arm, EMSI, says employment in 1 out of 3 U.S. industries is about to take off.

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Philippine starts deployment of maids to Japan

Published by rudy Date posted on June 6, 2016

By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), June 6, 2016, http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/06/06/1590568/philippine-starts-deployment-maids-japan MANILA, Philippines – Filipino household service workers are set be sent to Japan. Administrator Hans Cacdac of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said they have issued the necessary implementing rules and regulations governing the hiring of Filipino household service workers in Japan.

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DOLE identifies only ​398 child laborers in Davao Region

Published by rudy Date posted on June 6, 2016

by MARIA PATRICIA C. BORROMEO, June 6, 2016, http://davaotoday.com/main/human-rights/dole-identifies-only-%E2%80%8B398-child-laborers-in-davao-region/ DAVAO CITY — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has identified only 398 child laborers in Davao Region, a sharp drop from the estimate of 114,000 in 2011.

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Limited deployment of HSWs to Japan approved

Published by rudy Date posted on June 5, 2016

by Samuel Medenilla, Manila Bulletin, June 5, 2016, http://www.mb.com.ph/limited-deployment-of-hsws-to-japan-approved/ The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) issued its new implementing rules and regulations (IRR) recently on the deployment of Filipino household service workers (HSW) to Japan.

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Who would the TPP really benefit?

Published by rudy Date posted on June 3, 2016

Written by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Director-General and Coordinator for Economic and Social Development, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations,  https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/who-would-the-tpp-really-benefit/?utm_content=buffer163e9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement is being portrayed as a boon for all 12 of the countries involved. But opposition to the agreement may be the only issue that the remaining US presidential candidates can agree…

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December – Month of Overseas Filipinos

“National treatment for migrant workers!”

 

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against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.

 

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