Canada hiring more Filipinos to fill out 14,000 job vacancies

Published by rudy Date posted on October 8, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Job opportunities await many Filipinos planning to work in Canada with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Canadian government.

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SSS chief on bonus: It’s well-deserved, within budget and follows gov’t guidelines

Published by rudy Date posted on October 8, 2013

MANILA – The head of the Social Security System (SSS) brushed aside criticisms that bonuses given the pension fund’s board members were uncalled for, if not immoral.

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BPO industry hikes revenue, jobs targets

Published by rudy Date posted on October 8, 2013

MANILA – The country’s business process outsourcing (BPO) industry increased its revenue target for this year, citing greater interest in the Philippines as an outsourcing destination.

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Death ride

Published by rudy Date posted on October 8, 2013

Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of weary workers risk life and limb riding the MRT each day even as an international transport expert described the depreciated and badly maintained train system “extremely dangerous.”

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IT-BPO industry to meet 2016 targets for revenues, jobs

Published by rudy Date posted on October 7, 2013

THE information technology and business-process outsourcing (IT-BPO) industry is likely to exceed its target of raking in $25 billion in revenues by 2016 due to the faster year-on-year growth of 19 percent that it has been experiencing.

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ADB, S&P hike Phl growth forecast

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines, already in the limelight as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, gained another vote of confidence from two global financial institutions with a fresh round of economic upgrades.

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Pinay domestic worker takes labor rights campaign to UN

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2013

LONDON – A group of domestic workers led by an award-winning Filipina activist is joining UN talks this week urging the UK government to improve their rights in the country by implementing recommendations from the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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PH 7th best country for seniors in Asia – index

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – It’s more fun to be a senior citizen in the Philippines, as the country ranked 7th among 21 Asian countries in the Global Age Watch Index, released on Thursday.

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ADB hikes economic growth forecast for Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

MANILA – Asian Development Bank (ADB) today raised its economic forecast for the Philippines for this year and 2014, but said job creation remains a challenge despite robust growth.

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Filipino household workers in Hong Kong to get increased salaries, food allowances

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

Household workers in Hong Kong, rejoice! The minimum allowable wage for foreign domestic helpers in China’s special administrative zone has been increased by HK$90 or 2.3 percent, the Philippines labor department said.

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Less than 1/3 of HIV cases get treatment

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

LESS than one-third of the recorded human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the Philippines undergo treatment, a recent study said.

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PH ranks 66th in ability to tap potential human resources—study

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

MANILA, Philippines —The Philippines lies below the middle on a list of countries drawn up by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum according to their ability to unlock the potential of their human resources.

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The best and worst countries to grow old in?

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

Philippines ranks 44th out of 91 surveyed nations GENEVA – Rankings of the best and worst countries to grow old, according to the UN-backed Global AgeWatch Index 2013 released on Tuesday, the first survey of its kind to collect global data on the wellbeing of the elderly in a rapidly ageing world.

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HIV-AIDS cases jump 40% to 382 in August

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

Transmission via male-to-male sex still highest, says DOH MANILA, Philippines—Three hundred eighty-two new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which could lead to the fatal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), were reported in August, a 40-percent increase from figures seen in the same period in 2012, the Department of Health said.

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PHL, UAE move closer toward pact for Pinoy domestic workers

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates drew closer to forging a bilateral agreement that would ensure the rights of Filipino domestic workers in the UAE.

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Progress in fight against child labour

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2013

The US hailed “significant advancement” in 10 countries, mostly in Latin America and Asia, in combating the worst forms of child labour, in a report published Monday.

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US sees progress in global fight against child labor

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2013

Washington — The United States hailed “significant advancement” in 10 countries, mostly in Latin America and Asia, in combating the worst forms of child labor, in a report published Monday.

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Anger over HK$90 rise in monthly minimum wage for domestic workers

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2013

Disappointed unions say new minimum wage is still only HK$150 more than it was 15 years ago and predict it will deepen shortage of recruits Domestic helpers who sign contracts from today will get an additional HK$90 a month after a government decision that upset the workers but pleased their employers.

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Lack of skilled labor hampers expansion of foreign firms

Published by rudy Date posted on September 30, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – The lack of enough skilled workers is preventing foreign manufacturers in the Philippines from expanding operations, according to a ranking official of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC).

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Philippines wins accolades for gender equality; with reservations

Published by rudy Date posted on September 30, 2013

MANILA — The Philippines scores high in global surveys on gender equality. But some women there say the reports do not tell the whole story.

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Despite terror, world has never been safer

Published by rudy Date posted on September 30, 2013

NEW YORK—It almost feels these days as if there is no safe place—that after global jihad strikes a Nairobi shopping mall or a deranged shooter invades the Washington Navy Yard, the next target could very well be our own store, school, theater or stadium.

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More flexible law on PH minimum wage urged

Published by rudy Date posted on September 29, 2013

Rigid policies crimp competitiveness, economists say Four of the most eminent economists in the country have criticized the minimum wage law for perpetuating the twin problems of unemployment and poverty amid rapid economic growth.

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SM joins ILO’s campaign against child labor

Published by rudy Date posted on September 29, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – SM Supermalls has recently partnered with the International Labor Organization (ILO) for “Lakas Sipa Para Sa Batang Malaya” – a football clinic for former victims of child labor.

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Smokers hazy on use of child labour

Published by rudy Date posted on September 29, 2013

Australia’s cigarette trade is being propped up by the exploitation of children, with new figures revealing more than $16 million of tobacco grown using cheap child labour is being imported every year.

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Creating more and better jobs

Published by rudy Date posted on September 28, 2013

Why is the Philippine economy not producing enough good jobs despite higher gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates in the last decade? Is there a silver bullet that can solve the jobs challenge?

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Published by rudy Date posted on September 27, 2013

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Great opportunity for creating more, better jobs

Published by rudy Date posted on September 26, 2013

It may be the single biggest challenge the Aquino administration faces in its drive to reduce poverty: how to create more and better jobs that raise real wages and lift people out of poverty. The Philippines Development Report (PDR), released by the World Bank the other week, estimates that good jobs need to be generated…

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United Nations reports ‘dramatic’ progress in fight against AIDS

Published by rudy Date posted on September 26, 2013

LONDON — The global rate of HIV infection and the number of AIDS-related deaths have been dramatically reduced, thanks to expanding access to treatment, the United Nations said in a report issued on Monday.

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Singapore domestic workers’ day off

Published by rudy Date posted on September 26, 2013

It is Sunday, and a chorus of Tagalog and Bahasa Indonesia greets shoppers at the Lucky Plaza mall along Singapore’s Orchard Road. Hundreds of foreign domestic workers from the Philippines, Indonesia and elsewhere come here every Sunday to catch up with friends and send money home via the many remittance shops. They make up the…

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Tourism, poverty reduction and gender equality

Published by rudy Date posted on September 25, 2013

On the occasion of World Tourism Day (27 September), ILO Senior Tourism Specialist Wolfgang Weinz and ILO Senior Gender Specialist Susan Maybud talk about the role tourism can play in achieving poverty reduction and gender equality.

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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

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

July


3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 Ju
ly – 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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