Monthly Archives: January 2020

PHL improves score in WBL index

Published by rudy Date posted on January 16, 2020

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, 16 Jan 2020 The extended duration of paid maternity leave approved by the government allowed the Philippines to register a slight improvement in its score in the 2020 edition of the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law (WBL) index.

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Hundreds of millions of workers need reskilling. Where do we start?

Published by rudy Date posted on January 16, 2020

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China’s Belt and Road projects lack transparency – EU firms

Published by rudy Date posted on January 16, 2020

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What’s the hold up on ambitious climate action?

Published by rudy Date posted on January 16, 2020

By Sharan Burrow, 16 Jan 2020 Some point to fossil fuel and heavy industry workers as a reason for delaying climate action. As the global elite gathers at World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Sharan Burrow says “not in our name”. Sharan Burrow is the general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation and senior…

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Study confirms: Any asbestos exposure amount can cause Mesothelioma

Published by rudy Date posted on January 16, 2020

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Malacañang grants gratuity pay for 2019 to job order and contract of service workers in government

Published by rudy Date posted on January 15, 2020

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Voluntary national reviews database

Published by rudy Date posted on January 15, 2020

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A call to achieving SDG 1.3 and universal social protection in the context of the future of work

Published by rudy Date posted on January 15, 2020

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Fixing the global skills mismatch

Published by rudy Date posted on January 15, 2020

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Supporting informal livelihoods in public space: A Toolkit for local authorities

Published by rudy Date posted on January 15, 2020

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Formalization of the informal economy

Published by rudy Date posted on January 15, 2020

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PHL won’t hit growth goals till 2022, must stop fixation on ‘A’ rating

Published by rudy Date posted on January 15, 2020

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, 15 Jan 2020 THE Duterte administration will not be able to hit the growth targets it has set until 2022, which will also prevent it from achieving an “A” credit rating status, according to a local think tank.

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Eight key actions for development – Takehiko Nakao

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2020

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Globalization in transition: The future of trade and value chains

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2020

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Why legendary economists liked Universal Basic Income

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2020

The idea wasn’t invented by today’s big-government left. It has intrigued thinkers from John Stuart Mill to Milton Friedman. By Stephen Mihm, Feb 19, 2019 Is socialism on the march in the U.S., as President Donald Trump warned in the State of the Union address this month? Hardly, but some recent proposals undoubtedly raised the…

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Taal blast destroys P577.39M worth of crops, livestock

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2020

by INQUIRER.net, 14 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Some P577.39 million worth of crops and livestock have already been ravaged by the phreatic eruption or steam-driven episode of Taal Volcano, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday.

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PH Navy eyes Hanjin’s Subic shipyard as submarine base

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2020

By Priam Nepomuceno, 14 Jan 2020 MANILA — The Philippine Navy (PN) plans to construct the base of its proposed submarine arm inside the facility of the cash-strapped Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC-Phils) in Subic Bay, Zambales.

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Schools of the future: Defining new models of education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2020

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The state of labour relations in China, 2019

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2020

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Middle age misery peaks at age of 47.2, economist says

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2020

By Simon Kennedy, 13 Jan 2020 Middle age is miserable, according to a new economic study which pinpoints 47.2 years old as the moment of peak unhappiness in the developed world.

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3 women hired as bar girls in Hong Kong rescued by BI

Published by rudy Date posted on January 12, 2020

By Jun Ramirez, Manila Bulletin, Jan 12, 2020 Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have foiled another human trafficking attempt with the interception of three women illegally recruited to work as bar girls in Hong Kong.

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Energy transformation can create more than 40m jobs in renewable energy

Published by rudy Date posted on January 11, 2020

11 January 2020| Press Release IRENA report findings released alongside the launch of new Sustainable Energy Jobs Platform during 10th Assembly Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 January 2020 – Renewable energy could employ more than 40 million people by 2050 under the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) climate safe energy path, according to a…

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The changing face of economics

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2020

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The gig economy is coming for your job

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2020

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Typhoons are forcing these women into the Philippines’ sex trade

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2020

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3rd tranche of TRAIN law to further jack up fishers’ costs

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2020

By: Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquire, 9 Jan 2020 The country’s fisherfolk are already bracing for the impact of the last tranche of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act as their fuel costs are expected to increase by P1,000 a month with its implementation—a seemingly small amount but a huge sacrifice…

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Corruption eats up 15-35% ‍of construction firms’ budget

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2020

Think tank’s confidential interviews reveal extent of industry problem by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 Jan 2020 Construction companies allot up to 35 percent of their budgets for infrastructure projects to pay off government officials and employees and prevent them from causing any further delays, a think tank said, citing confidential interviews with industry players.

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[ANALYSIS] The stroke of genius in Robredo’s drug war report

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2020

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The case for change: New world. New skills.

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2020

Preparing the workforce of the future will require billions of dollars. But the cost of inaction will be even higher. by Carol Stubbings, 9 Jan 2020 It’s a new world that needs new skills. To many, that is an exciting prospect, because it speaks to progress. But the sheer speed, scope, and impact of technological…

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Enough is enough

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2020

By BusinessMirror, 9 Jan 2020 The discovery of the mutilated body of Joanna Demafelis in a freezer in Kuwait, in February 2018, so outraged President Duterte, who called her death a “national shame” and ordered a ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait. The Kuwaiti government panicked, and sent high-level delegates to Manila…

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Nov 25 – Dec 12: 18-Day Campaign
to End Violence Against Women

“End violence against women:
in the world of work and everywhere!”

 

Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
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.

 

Accept National Unity Government
(NUG) of Myanmar.
Reject Military!

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