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By JURICA DUJMOVIC, Jan. 24, 2017 Look at Wipro: Human programmers are being freed from drudgery to focus on more complex work Courtesy Everett Collection Approximately 40% of the global population has access to the internet. The global economy depends on it, and millions of companies and their employees design websites, coding applications and providing…

Jan. 12, 2017 – ANG ENDO AY EVIL! Ang Endo ay kakabit ng maraming panggigipit at pagsasamantala sa mga manggagawa. Low wages, disregard of labor standards, muzzling workers’ voice, thwarting unions. Inde makapalag ang aping manggagawa dahil alam nya na ‘pag nagsalita sya, tiyak Endo sya down the road. Race to the bottom talaga.

By Ian Nicolas C. Cigaral, Businessworld, Jan. 24, 2017 THE PROPORTION of those who went hungry at least once in the last three months steadied from the preceding quarter and the past year, according to results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that one analyst said bared “the gravity of the problem.”

Jan. 5, 2017 – THE YEAR ENDED; ENDO DID NOT. Nahihirapan ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) makagawa ng ENDO Department Order. Obvious, dahil conflicted pa rin ang DOLE kung ano sila. Nagiisip pa rin sila na sila ay Department of Labor and EmployERS, at inde countervailing institution against the overwhelming power of employers.

By James Manyika, Michael Chui, Mehdi Miremadi, Jacques Bughin, Katy George, Paul Willmott, and Martin Dewhurst, Jan 2017 Automation is happening, and it will bring substantial benefits to businesses and economies worldwide, but it won’t arrive overnight. A new McKinsey Global Institute report finds realizing automation’s full potential requires people and technology to work hand…

BY MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO, TMT, Manila Times, Jan 23, 2017 Out-of-pocket health spending a major household expenditure – PIDS Income and social inequalities still persist in the country even as the economy shows brisk growth, with out-of-pocket spending for health care remaining a major portion of household expenditure, state-think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies…

by Othel V. Campos, Manila Standard, Jan. 23, 2017 Local automotive parts makers feel left out in the development of the Philippine automotive industry, as some car assemblers decided to tap Japanese parts suppliers. The Philippine Parts Makers Association asked the government and the private sector to boost the supply capability of local small and…

by Bernama, Jan 22, 2017 KUALA LUMPUR: Should the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agree­ment (TPPA) fall through, Malaysia may look into the possibility of pursuing bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with TPP members, said International Trade and Indus­try Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

BY LLANESCA T. PANTI, TMT, Manila Times, Jan. 23, 2017 PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is supportive of US President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy placing the interest of the United States above all else, a Malacañang official said on Sunday.

By Carmencita A. Carillo, Businessworld, Jan. 23, 2017 DAVAO CITY — A group representing trade unions, migrant workers groups, civil society organizations, recruiters and governments has signed a manifesto calling for the abolition of recruitment fees for migrant workers.

by Gabrielle H. Binaday, Manila Standard, Jan. 23, 2017 An industry group on Monday warned the increase in members’ contribution rate may hurt some companies and trigger layoffs. “An increase in employer contributions will increase overhead costs raising the pressure to restructure the organization and that this may eventually bring about possible layoffs or workforce…

By Vat Vin, Jan. 22, 2017 As Asean prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in October it is an opportune time to review the regions success over that period. From representing just 12 per cent of global gross domestic Product (GDP) in the early 1960s, the wider Asia-Pacific region now accounts for 31 per cent.

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, Jan. 26, 2017 The Duterte administration aims to lift an average of 1 million Filipinos out of poverty annually until the time the President ends his term in 2022.

An insider in this sunrise industry reveals how BPO employees deal with late working hours, raging hormones, and the generous compensation package that brings with it security concerns, an indulgent lifestyle and risky sex practices By: Marian Regina Martin-Layug, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jan. 22, 2017 It’s a sunrise industry where night turns to day and…

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http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Robots-worming-their-way-into-Japanese-service-sector?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Tour company H.I.S. to launch advisory business Robots greet guests at the Henn-na Hotel in the H.I.S. group’s Huis Ten Bosch theme park. TOKYO — A growing number of service-sector businesses in Japan are opening up to the idea of using robots to cope with worker shortages and boost productivity, and major tour company…

There are reasons to be worried about the head of Donald Trump’s new National Trade Council http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21715017-there-are-reasons-be-worried-about-head-donald-trumps-new-national-trade-council-peter?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/peternavarroisabouttobecomeoneoftheworldsmostpowerfuleconomists, Jan 21st 2017 THE day after Ronald Reagan won his second term as president in 1984, a doctoral student at Harvard University published his second book. “The Policy Game: How Special Interests and Ideologues are Stealing America” complained…

Jan. 21, 2017, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-travis-bradberry/13-habits-of-super-persua_b_14272946.html Whether you’re convincing your boss to fund your project or your preschooler to put his shoes on, persuasion is a skill that’s instrumental to your success in life.

Written by Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO), Jan 20, 2017 This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 The United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda commits us to “leave no one behind”, while the International Labour Organization’s goal of “Decent Work for All” embraces the same principle.

Danica M. Uy, Businessworld, Jan. 20, 2017 HIGHER across-the-board wages run the risk of limiting the employment prospects of less experienced workers and women, according to a paper published by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Businessworld, Jan. 20, 2017 THE MOVE to address illegal contractualization is now “back to square one” after President Rodrigo R. Duterte rejected a proposed department order addressing some issues with the employment practice, persons affiliated with the labor movement and employers’ groups said.

Tempo, Jan. 20, 2017 The Bureau of Immigration said yesterday that more than 45,000 Filipinos, mostly women, were disallowed from leaving the country last year as it vowed to continue its no letup campaign against the lucrative human trafficking racket.

Businessworld, Jan. 20, 2017 IF YOUR JOB involves inputting reams of data for a company, you might want to think about retraining in a more specialized field. Or as a plumber. After industrial robots and international trade put paid to many manufacturing jobs in the West, millions of white-collar workers could now be under threat…

By Claire Poskitt, Jan. 20, 2017 In 2011, a startup social media company managed to get 10,000 signups on its website within three months without revealing the product or service actually being offered. And although Kohort is now defunct, there are lessons that can be learned from its experience.

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News, Jan 20 2017 An employers’ group on Thursday said that talks on new regulations regarding contractual labor are back to square one. The Employers Confederation of the Philippines said this after representatives from the labor and management sectors failed to agree on the draft department order presented to President Rodrigo Duterte…

By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jan. 20, 2017 Across Asia, the Philippines is among those with the highest percentage of citizens who don’t exercise regularly mostly due to lack of time, lack of personal motivation and “distractions” of modern life, based on the latest Sun Life Financial Asia Health Index.

By: Jodee Agoncillo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jan. 20, 2017 Eight days after a two-hour fire hit an LPG refilling station in Pasig City, one more gas employee died on Thursday, adding to the other eight who earlier died in different hospitals.

Remote working and flexible working is vital to sustain of the workforce of the future. By Eileen Brown for Social Business | January 20, 2017 ‘Remote working’ and ‘working from home’ is becoming more and more common with workforces. Businesses of the future must adapt in order to cope with the increasing complexities with our…

Marikina 2nd District Representative Miro Quimbo says this proposal is ‘already a great victory for tax reform advocates’ BY PATTY PASION, Jan 19, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – House Deputy Speaker Miro Quimbo said on Thursday, January 19, that the Department of Finance (DOF) is pushing for tax exemption for individuals earning a gross income of…

“Our goal is to connect people with the stories they find most meaningful, and we know people want accurate information,” Facebook says in a statement Don Kevin Hapal, Rappler, Jan. 19, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Facebook assured Senator Francis Pangilinan they “take misinformation seriously” and were “working.. to address the issue of fake news and…