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by Edward Gately, Mar 13, 2018 Verizon is transitioning seven of its U.S. call centers to a 100 percent home-based agent (HBA) model, a move the Communications Workers of America (CWA) says will eliminate thousands of jobs.

BY KENNETH TEE, Mar 13, 2018 KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The police said today they will consider roping in non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help investigations on human exploitation and trafficking.

‘This is what the youth see and hear. So the notion that women are not equal to men is reinforced,’ says the Vice President by Rappler.com, Mar 13, 2018 MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo said on Tuesday, March 13, that the country’s leaders should be heading efforts against gender stereotyping and discrimination against…

Dec 16, 2017 – “Just, Inclusive, Equitable, and Decent: that’s the future of work we want!” declared young workers and trade unionists at the conclusion of the TUCP National Youth Conference on 13-14 December 2017. Read more.

(Just, Inclusive, Equitable, Decent) Dec 16, 2017 – “Just, Inclusive, Equitable, and Decent: that’s the future of work wewant!” declared young workers and trade unionists at the conclusion of the TUCP National Youth Conference on 13-14 December 2017.Read more. The conference was held to address the concerns of young people to ensure a Future of…

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Mar 12, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — To enable more women to get employed and participate in the labor force, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is pushing the implementation of reproductive health programs for the informal sector.

Mar 12, 2018 – GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ON WOMEN UNIONISTS IN HANJIN ON WOMEN’S MONTH! In perverse commemoration of Women’s Month, a Korean foreman [foreperson] of shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction – Philippines allegedly committed despicable acts of violence on two women unionists. Women’s month pa naman.

by Daxim L. Lucas, Inquirer, Mar 12, 2018 Foreign businessmen brought in a record amount of investments into the country in the first full year of the Duterte administration owing to the Philippines’ strong economy, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Monday.

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by Julius N. Leonen, Inquirer, Mar 9, 2018 Government operatives have rescued five minors from a reported child pornography distributor during a raid of a safehouse in Barangay Anilao, Malolos City, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Friday.

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7 girls, 3 women rescued from sex ring MANILA, Philippines — At least 10 females, seven of them minors, were rescued from a prostitution ring based in a hotel in Tondo, Manila Wednesday night.

GENEVA (ILO News) – Women are less likely to participate in the labour market than men and are more likely to be unemployed in most parts of the world, says a new study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) released on the eve of International Women’s Day (marked on 8 March.)

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by Dr. Travis Bradberry, Nov 15, 2017 Procrastination affects everyone. It sneaks up on most people when they’re tired or bored, but for some, procrastination can be a full-fledged addiction. They avoid all day the work that is right in front of them, only to go home and toil late into the night, frantically trying…

By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 08, 2018 With an estimated net worth of $20 billion, SM founder Henry Sy Sr. remains the richest among the tycoons from the Philippines who made it to Forbes magazine’s latest annual list of the wealthiest people on the planet.

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The number of “core violations” of labor rules doubled at suppliers, many of which were new to Apple’s supply chain. BY STEVEN MUSIL, Mar 7, 2018 Apple uncovered a higher number of serious labor and human rights rules violations at its supplier facilities in 2017, the company said Wednesday in its annual audit of its…

With International Women’s Day just around the corner and the looming mandatory gender pay gap reporting deadline in April, the topic of encouraging female talent in the workforce is more prevalent than ever.

By Charles R. Pepito, Businessmirror, Mar 7, 2018 CONCERNED over sightings of child laborers in Bogo City and Medellin town in Cebu, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE 7) in the region will have work places where children were seen, inspected.

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