Monthly Archives: August 2017

https://blogs.adb.org/blog/future-work-developing-asia The nature of work in Asia and the Pacific has changed dramatically in recent decades. Labor market shifts have transformed societies, as rapid economic growth provides workers with better paying and more productive jobs.

By Emmanuel Tupas (The Philippine Star), Aug 23, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Three people were injured after the steel column they were assembling for the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) project collapsed in Quezon City on Monday.

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By KRISTY INUS, Straits Times, Aug 23, 2017 KOTA KINABALU: They were tempted to Malaysia with promises of jobs as waitresses, but the six Filipinas were instead cooped up in a house in Kampung Peringatan.

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 23, 2017 The head of the economic team is confident that the economic reforms being introduced by the Duterte administration will bring about “irreversible achievements” that will benefit more Filipinos.

Did the ‘oligarchs’ – big business owners and Mindanaoan political elites – gain anything from the collapse of the talks? What about the national security establishment? The answer, I find, is mixed. by Luke Lischin, Rappler, Aug 23, 2017 Like others who did not assume that the peace talks between the government of the Philippines…

By Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), Aug 23, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is planning to buy out the stake of the government and other shareholders in the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3).

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https://theconversation.com/europe-is-going-grey-can-eu-countries-work-together-to-care-for-their-elderly-80416 How can Europe best take care of its elderly? European societies are ageing. In 1950, only 12% of the European population was over age 65. Today the share has already doubled, and projections show that in 2050 over 36% of Europe’s population will be 65-plus years old.

by John McKenna, Aug 22, 2017 From DNA databases to police drones and GPS tracking darts, technology plays a vital role in the fight against crime. In Australia an unlikely new recruit could be added to law enforcers’ arsenal of high-tech tools: the fridge. Refrigerators connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) – smart fridges…

By Jovee Marie de la Cruz, Businessmirror, Aug 21, 2017 A vice chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations is pushing for a measure directing the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to establish a three-year pilot program for telecommuting, or work from home, arrangements in select local industries.

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By Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star), Aug 21, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The country’s retailers are now feeling the pinch of heightened competition from the once ignored, but now rapidly growing online shopping business, industry players told The Star.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Aug 21, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Employers have raised anew concerns over issues of contractualization and workers’ security of tenure included in certain provisions of 25 bills pending in the House of Representatives.

by Vincent Chin, Aug 21, 2017 I’ve been in South Africa and the US recently. From geography to development both countries are, of course, very different. But they do share some similarities. Take inequality, for example. This issue – which is by no means limited to their shores – has become a deeply rooted feature…

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August 21, 2017, INQUIRER.net In New Zealand farms, Filipino migrant workers in “desperate situations” face widespread mistreatment. Abuse, exploitation, being underpaid, and being exposed to dangerous conditions are just some of the circumstances that Filipinos encounter while working in the dairy farm industry, according to a study titled “In search of decent work”.

By KEVIN A. LAGUNDA CHRISTY, Sun Star, Aug 21, 2017 Mae Arriesgado cried after learning that she cannot post bail, saying she has a one-year-old daughter to take care of. “I want to get out of here,” she said.

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BY JUAN T. GATBONTON, Manila Times, Aug 20, 2017 Economist says indicators look good — or is he just celebrating too early? There’s some good news on the economy—from the observer who follows its ups and downs most closely. The Inquirer columnist Cielito Habito suggests the economy may—at long last—be entering a period of inclusive…

By: Morexette Marie B. Erram, @cebudailynews, Aug 18, 2017 TWO minors were rescued from an alleged online sexual exploitation in Lapu-lapu City on Friday morning. In an entrapment operation conducted by Lapu-lapu City Police, the adult who allegedly exploited the two 14-year old girls was also arrested in a residential house at Sitio Salvage, Barangay Looc…

By Rosabell C. Toledo, Businessmirror, Aug 17, 2017 SHE couldn’t let the doctor cut any of her fingers off so, now, her right hand is stitched inside her belly. As a manual laborer, 24-year-old Cristina Olvinar knew that being an amputee would make it 100 times more difficult for her to earn a decent living.…

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by Chris Doucouliagos, Aug 17, 2017 A world where a few people have most of the wealth motivates others who are poor to strive to earn more. And when they do, they’ll invest in businesses and other areas of the economy. That’s the argument for inequality. But it’s wrong.

By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Aug 17, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The government of Alberta in Canada has stopped the hiring of Filipino engineers and other highly skilled foreign workers, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) announced yesterday.

August 17, 2017 – KAHIYA! PART 2 – The Central Luzon RTWPB issued its Wage Order DOUBLING the wages of some 25,000 domestic workers (kasambahays) in the region.

By Rene E. Ofreneo, Businessmirror, Aug 16, 2017 The Manila office of the International Labor Organization (ILO) has just come up with Decent Work Country Diagnostics: Philippines 2017. The Diagnostics is a comprehensive compilation of facts and figures on the quality—or lack of quality—in Philippine employment. The term “decent work” was coined by the ILO…