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The impacts of COVID-19 on domestic workers and policy responses
Published by rudy
Date posted on May 1, 2020
DTI: Over half of MSMEs in PH fully stopped operations due to virus outbreak
Published by rudy
Date posted on May 1, 2020
by Neil Arwin Mercado, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — More than half of the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country had to stop their operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported Friday.
Published by NTUCPHL
Date posted on April 30, 2020
June 24 is Global Day of Action to Climate and Employment Proof our World. #CEPOW
Education international guidance to reopening schools and education institutions
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 30, 2020
DOLE’s P25-billion coronavirus recovery plan: 1 million jobs, wage subsidy
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 30, 2020
Protecting Workers in the Informal Economy during COVID-19 Pandemic
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 30, 2020
A UN framework for the immediate socio-economic response to COVID-19
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 29, 2020
Social protection responses to COVID-19 crisis around the world
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 29, 2020
Ahead of Labor Day, gov’t throws lifeline to COVID-19 programs for workers
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Date posted on April 29, 2020
by Prinz Magtulis (Philstar.com), 29 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Fresh funds will be funneled by the government to two flagship programs meant to assist formal and informal workers displaced by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), one of which was earlier suspended for lack of funds.
Reconsider travel limits for senior citizens in ECQ and GCQ areas, IATF-EID urged
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Date posted on April 29, 2020
by Neil Arwin Mercado, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Several lawmakers have asked the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to reconsider its move to bar senior citizens living in areas placed on either enhanced or general community quarantine from leaving their homes.
Pasig to compel use of ‘permit to leave premises’ when going out for basic needs
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Date posted on April 29, 2020
by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The local government of Pasig will enforce the use of “Permit to Leave Premises” (PLP) whenever residents need to go out of their homes to do essential activities starting Thursday, April 30, and until the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) ends.
Elders on Facebook insist not all of them are sickly, vulnerable to COVID-19
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Date posted on April 29, 2020
by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Senior citizens on Facebook have launched a group dedicated to proving that not all of them are vulnerable to COVID-19, as the government’s lockdown regulations have barred the elderly from leaving their homes.
Age rules in reopening of businesses in GCQ areas ‘not well thought of’, says Ecop head
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 29, 2020
by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Apr 2020 The head of the country’s biggest employers’ group on Wednesday (April 29) warned that senior citizens could lose their jobs permanently under terms being imposed by the government for the reopening of businesses.
Over 1,500 health workers in PH contract COVID-19; 232 recover, 32 die
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Date posted on April 29, 2020
by Daphne Galvez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — More than 1,500 healthcare professionals in the country have been confirmed to have the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), of which 232 were able to recover while 32 succumbed to the disease.
Vol 13, No 1S (2020): Special issue: Covid-19 and labour law. A Global review
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 28, 2020
Poster: COVID-19 health guidelines for informal traders
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 28, 2020
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 28, 2020
Coronavirus chaos could cause extra 7 million unintended pregnancies, UN study finds
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Date posted on April 28, 2020
Bulk of P352-B spent for COVID-19 response went to emergency subsidies for poor families
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Date posted on April 28, 2020
By DOF, 28 Apr 2020 MAKATI CITY, April 28 — The government has thus far spent around P258 billion, or 73 percent of the P352 billion it has released for its coronavirus response programs, on emergency subsidies and other forms of assistance to poor and low-income households, displaced workers and other vulnerable groups reeling from…
ITUC Global COVID-19 Survey: Global gaps in adequate provision of PPE and preparation of safe workplaces to protect workers from spread of Covid-19 in spotlight
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 28, 2020
Nearly 200,000 small businesses qualify for wage subsidy
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 28, 2020
Millions more cases of violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation, unintended pregnancy expected due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 28, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis may lead to mental health issues for many workers
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 28, 2020
20 Apr 2020 – A few first-hand experience, observations, about ECQ: Everyone is rushing, struggling, as #coronavirus plagues us. The playlist on dealing with the new crisis is evolving, [Read more.]
Published by NTUCPHL
Date posted on April 28, 2020
20 Apr 2020 – A few first-hand experience, observations, about ECQ: Everyone is rushing, struggling, as #coronavirus plagues us. The playlist on dealing with the new crisis is evolving, [Read more.]
10 Apr 2020 – Representations on CoVid-19 of NTUC Phl and its affiliates
Published by NTUCPHL
Date posted on April 27, 2020
NTUC PHL TO DOLE ON COVID 19 (3)
CHR launches online reporting portal for gender-based violence during lockdown
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 27, 2020
How many jobs can be done at home?
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 27, 2020
Mahigit 2 milyong manggagawa nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 27, 2020
Mahigit 2 milyong manggagawa nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic https://t.co/bcR374NhDE — RadyoInquirer990AM (@dzIQ990) April 27, 2020
Health workers dying in battle — our bittersweet wound in the pandemic
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 27, 2020
24 doctors, 6 nurses have already died during the Covid-19 crisis while in the line of duty
Wait. Bakit hindi nahagip ng red box ang “Lack of help/response from the gov’t”? ECONOMIC “WORRY-POINT” DIN YUN UY. ?♂
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 27, 2020
Wait. Bakit hindi nahagip ng red box ang "Lack of help/response from the gov't"? ECONOMIC "WORRY-POINT" DIN YUN UY. ?♂️ https://t.co/bAgpTBM5qt — JC Punongbayan (@jcpunongbayan) April 27, 2020
