7 Filipino nurses bound for the UK barred from leaving the Philippines

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Why blanket 14-day quarantines may be causing more harm than good

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Sexual harassment in the informal economy: Farmworkers and domestic workers

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Economic slump to persist next year – Capital Economics

Published by rudy Date posted on September 7, 2020

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 7 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The economy may not return to pre-pandemic growth trajectory by next year because of still rising infection rates and weakness in the recent jobs market and industrial data, according to Capital Economics.

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Labor education to be included in higher education curriculum

Published by rudy Date posted on September 4, 2020

by Vanne Elaine Terrazola, Manila Bulletin, 4 Sep 2020 The Senate is set to start plenary discussions on the measure that would require the inclusion of labor education in the curriculum higher education curriculum to enhance awareness on workers rights. This would, in turn, bring about higher compliance with labor laws as well as lower…

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4 Sept 2020 – Filipino youth bears brunt of Philippines’ unemployment pains

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Guidelines for Labour Recruiters on Ethical Recruitment, Decent Work and Access to Remedy for Migrant Domestic Workers

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[ANALYSIS] Why you should be alarmed by Duterte’s 2021 budget

Published by rudy Date posted on September 4, 2020

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Think tank warns of bleak PH economy amid ‘leadership vacuum’

Published by rudy Date posted on September 4, 2020

By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 Sep 2020 The Philippine economy is likely to contract by a steeper 8.5 percent this year and will be slow to recover next year as the country grapples with rising infections and continuing constraints in public transport alongside fiscal conservatism and weak public health institutions and leadership.

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Retired bishop hopes gov’t would allow more people in Masses

Published by rudy Date posted on September 4, 2020

By Ferdinand Patinio, 4 Sep 2020 MANILA – Novaliches Bishop Emeritus Teodoro Bacani Jr. on Friday expressed hope that the government would allow more faithful to attend Masses in churches.

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Climate change will force millions of us to move, but where will we go?

Published by rudy Date posted on September 4, 2020

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COVID-19 has worsened gender inequality. These charts show what we can do about it

Published by rudy Date posted on September 4, 2020

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Moody’s sees deeper GDP slump of 7%

Published by rudy Date posted on September 4, 2020

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 4 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Moody’s Investors Service has revised to seven percent its 2020 economic contraction target for the Philippines after the country slipped into a pandemic-induced recession in the second quarter.

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4 Sept 2020 – Unemployment rate eases to 10% in July

Published by rudy Date posted on September 4, 2020

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 4 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines— The number of Filipinos without jobs fell in July from a record high in April following the easing of community quarantine restrictions, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

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15 skills LinkedIn say will help you get hired in 2020 – and where to learn them

Published by rudy Date posted on September 3, 2020

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A short history of jobs and automation

Published by rudy Date posted on September 3, 2020

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From malls to banks: The pandemic’s domino effect

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DTI sees 4K percent rise in online businesses during virus lockdown

Published by rudy Date posted on September 3, 2020

by Christia Marie Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has seen a 4,000-percent increase in the number of registered online businesses during the six-month lockdown enforced by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

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More Filipinos become their own bosses as pandemic saws off jobs

Published by rudy Date posted on September 3, 2020

By: Ben O. de Vera – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 Sep 2020 Millions of Filipinos have turned to becoming their own bosses in business ventures as some jobs returned in July, easing unemployment to 10 percent as lockdowns eased.

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Philippines jobless rate eases, but Metro Manila left behind

Published by rudy Date posted on September 3, 2020

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4.6M Filipinos jobless in July

Published by rudy Date posted on September 3, 2020

by SunStar Pampangam, 3 Sep 2020 AROUND 4.6 million Filipinos, or 10 percent of the active workforce, were unemployed in July 2020, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced Thursday, September 3, 2020.

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A short history of jobs and automation

Published by rudy Date posted on September 3, 2020

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This chart shows how much more common natural disasters are becoming

Published by rudy Date posted on September 3, 2020

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Published by rudy Date posted on September 3, 2020

  September is a busy month in the Philippines. Health, Safety and Sanitation Month National Clean-up Month Civil Service Month Social Security Month Rule of Law Month National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5 to Oct 5) All celebrations highlighting the needs for the pandemic curse.  

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Today during his appearance before the #GallopInquiry @pasi_sahlberg suggested five ways to improve NSW schools and the work of teachers.

Published by rudy Date posted on September 2, 2020

Today during his appearance before the #GallopInquiry @pasi_sahlberg suggested five ways to improve NSW schools and the work of teachers. pic.twitter.com/RCSJVd0G0X — Teachers Federation (@TeachersFed) September 2, 2020

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It is time to end the controversial World Bank’s Doing Business Report

Published by rudy Date posted on September 2, 2020

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ilang ng mga nawalan ng trabaho sa bansa mula Enero hanggang Agosto 2020, umabot na sa mahigit 180,000 ayon sa DOLE. | via @JohnsonManabat

Published by rudy Date posted on September 2, 2020

Bilang ng mga nawalan ng trabaho sa bansa mula Enero hanggang Agosto 2020, umabot na sa mahigit 180,000 ayon sa DOLE. | via @JohnsonManabat pic.twitter.com/viuAvj252l — DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) September 2, 2020

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Which populations approve of their countries’ COVID-19 response?

Published by rudy Date posted on September 2, 2020

by AFP Relaxnews, 2 Sep 2020 At a time when over 860,000 people worldwide have succumbed to COVID-19, a new study conducted by the Pew Research Center has investigated how national populations in 14 countries feel about their government’s management of the health crisis.

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Bridging the gap: Sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH)

Published by rudy Date posted on September 2, 2020

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Filipino fishermen call for plight to be seen as human trafficking

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June 2025

Philippine Environment Month!
“Action for Nature, for the Future!”


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!

Monthly Observances:

  1 Jun – World Day of Parents

  5 Jun – World Environment Day 

  7 Jun – World Food Safety Day 

  8 Jun – World Oceans Day

12 Jun – World Day Against Child Labour

15 Jun – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 

16 Jun – International Day of Family Remittances 

17 Jun – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

20 Jun – World Refugee Day 

25 Jun – Day of the Seafarer 

27 Jun – Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day

 

 Daily Observances:

June 6: Migrant Workers Day

June 19: Filipino Youth Day 
June 25: Day of the Filipino Seafarer

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