by BAP, GMA News, Apr 26, 2019 At least 17 women, including eight minors aged between 14 and 16, were rescued from an alleged human trafficking ring by authorities in an entrapment operation conducted in Cavite, James Agustin reported on Unang Balita.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star) – Apr 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Fitch Ratings has slashed the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for 2019 and 2020 due to the delayed passage of the 2019 national budget, the series of rate hikes by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the trade war…

By CNN Philippines Staff, Apr 25, 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 25) — The number of fatalities in the strong earthquake that hit Luzon early this week has climbed to 18, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported Thursday.

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, Apr 25, 2019 THE implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law may have worsened the plight of lower-income households, according to studies commissioned by state-owned think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Apr 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Domestic workers in Western Visayas will get a salary increase starting May 8, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) announced yesterday.

Three papers from influential economists cast doubt on the idea that there are beneficial aspects to automation. Beneficial aspects to workers, that is. By Chris Matyszczyk for Technically Incorrect | Apr 25, 2019

by Peggy Choi, Apr 25, 2019 In a world with an overwhelming amount of information available, it is sometimes not easy to figure out how to apply it.

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By: Ben O. de Vera, Inquirer Business, Apr 24, 2019 World Bank economist: No risk of debt distress for Philippines, Asean MANILA, Philippines — Despite Chinese debt trap fears, Asean countries including the Philippines would unlikely have difficulty settling their obligations, an economist of the Washington-based multilateral lender World Bank said Wednesday.

By: Christia Marie Ramos, INQUIRER.net, Apr 24, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has expressed alarm over the proliferation of fake overseas employment certificates (OECs) being used by undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in going abroad.

The BPO Industry Employees Network says a company that participates in earthquake drills did not evacuate its workers when the actual event happened, while another assured its employees that their building can withstand a stronger tremor by Anna Gabriela A. Mogato, Rappler, Apr 24, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – A group pushing for the welfare and…

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By Gregory Wallace, Apr 23, 2019 (CNN)The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced a nearly complete ban on the manufacturing and importing of asbestos.

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by Michelle Fox @MFOXCNBC, Apr 23, 2019 Man behind four-day work week explains how the balance works If you want a more productive employee, give them a paid day off from work every week.

By: Tonette Orejas – @ttorejasINQ Inquirer Central Luzon, Apr 23, 2019 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The rest of the more than 90 employees of the ill-fated Chuzon Supermarket in Porac town in Pampanga could not be accounted for, according to Vice Governor Dennis Pineda, who supervised the rescue operation at the collapsed four-storey building…

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by Abe Almirol, Manila Standard, Apr 22, 2019 Gamu, Isabela-Tobacco farmers here are complaining about the long-delayed benefits from their share of the excise tax through Republic Act 8420 as amended by Republic Act 10351.

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By: Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Villamor Visaya Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 21, 2019 Chinese investors are welcome to put up businesses on Boracay Island, but the government will be keeping an eye on them to ensure they follow the law on whom to employ, according to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III.

by Rudy Santos (The Philippine Star), Apr 21, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Two chefs who were duped into working at a restaurant in Lagos, Nigeria arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 last night.

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by Richard Feloni, Apr 19, 2019 Gupta said that the fissuring of the economy remains overlooked, and that labor policies need to catch up. She believes this time of economic transformation is opening an opportunity for bringing more workers to the table to discuss how these changes unfold, which will ultimately benefit companies’ profits. Sarita…

by Emmanuel Tupas (The Philippine Star), Apr 18, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Police arrested in Mandaue City, Cebu yesterday a 45-year-old woman who allegedly offered her daughters to online traffickers.

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by Ian Nicolas Cigaral, (Philstar.com), Apr 17, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — More short-term portfolio investments exited than entered the Philippines in March, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported Wednesday.

Workers will get compensation for work cancelled last minute, and bosses will be made to pay workers for mandatory training, among other rights by Jon Stone Brussels, Apr 17, 2019 The European parliament has approved new minimum rights for workers in so-called “gig economy” jobs such as Uber drivers and Deliveroo riders.

by Anna Felicia Bajo/BM, GMA News, Apr 17, 2019 The Australian Embassy in the Philippines has launched a program that aims to help protect children in the Philippines from online exploitation, abuse, and violence.