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.
by Gabriel Cardinoza, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 16, 2019 DAGUPAN CITY — Authorities on Tuesday rescued 22 fish cage workers from their employers in Sual town in Pangasinan province.
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by BBC, Apr 15, 2019 The Chinese billionaire and co-founder of the online shopping giant Alibaba has continued to argue for a 9am to 9pm working day, and a six-day week. The Chinese billionaire and co-founder of the online shopping giant Alibaba has continued to argue for a 9am to 9pm working day, and a…
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By staff | April 14, 2019 New York, NY – Forty activists gathered on Friday, April 12, at The People’s Forum in New York City for an event on the Philippines labor movement hosted by BAYAN USA and Mission to End Modern Day Slavery. The program, titled, “Breaking the Chains: A Sharing on the Philippines…
by KATH M. CORTEZ, Apr 14, 2019 COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines – Red flags are still waving high as hundreds of banana workers remained on strike against the giant Japanese banana firm for its unfair labor practices and the company’s push for government’s immediate intervention on different attacks against the striking workers.
Judge Katrina Nora Buan-Factora does not give merit to the defense of Christian Chaneco that he just did his job as a computer technician and acted upon the order of his clients by Jun A. Malig, Rappler, Apr 13, 2019 ANGELES CITY, Philippines – A Pampanga court has sentenced a 26-year-old computer technician to life…
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by Vito Barcelo and Maricel V. Cruz, Manila Standard, Apr 12, 2019 A Philippine Statistics Authority official on Thursday defended the P10,481 estimated minimum budget needed by a family of five to survive in a month.
By: Ronnel W. Domingo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 12, 2019 The growth in Philippine-bound investments and tourist arrivals from mainland China is expected to help keep the domestic real estate sector along an upward trajectory in 2019, based on positive positions across segments seen so far in the first quarter.
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By: Neil Arwin Mercado, INQUIRER.net, Apr 11, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Private sector employees can now opt to work outside their workplace using telecommunications and computer technologies, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday.
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by Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News, Apr 10, 2019 MANILA (UPDATE 2) — Poverty incidence fell in the first half of 2018 from three years prior, putting the government on track to meet its target of lifting at least 1 million people from poverty every year, official data released Wednesday showed.
By Cai U. Ordinario & Jasper Emmanuel Y. Arcalas, BusinessMirror, Apr 10, 2019 FARMERS may have to wait until the third quarter at the earliest to benefit from a fund that will consist of tariffs from rice imports, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).
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July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
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!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos
July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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