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by Inquirer Research, Jan 25, 2018 Joblessness in the country fell to a 13-year low last December to 15.7 percent from 18.9 percent in September, a decline of 1.5 million adult Filipinos without jobs, results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. The decline coincided with the 6.6 percent expansion of the gross domestic…
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by Margaret Claire Layug/DVM, GMA News, Jan 24, 2018 Joblessness in the Philippines dropped to 15.7 percent with 7.2 million jobless adults, according to the Social Weather Stations’ 2017 fourth quarter survey released on Tuesday.
Side deals will enact concessions needed to reach March signing JUN YAMAZAKI, Nikkei staff writer TOKYO — The final details of the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership to be signed in March have won approval from all 11 member states following concessions to such holdouts as Canada and Vietnam that will be spelled out in separate agreements.
By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Jan 24, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Employers have expressed opposition to 10 Senate bills proposing new employee leaves and increase of existing ones that will be tackled by the labor, employment and human resources development committee chaired by Sen. Joel Villanueva today.
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By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Jan 23, 2018 SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 2018 (IPS) – As the ‘masters of the universe’ gather for their annual retreat at Davos, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has just published its Inclusive Development Index (IDI) for the second time.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution will not affect everyone equally, according to the World Economic Forum. By Greg Nichols for Robotics | Jan 23, 2018 A World Economic Forum report presented at Davos suggests there will be a measurable gender disparity when it comes to jobs lost to automation.
Developers who have not gotten in on the data science action are getting onramps to entry to machine learning courtesy of the usual suspects from the cloud computing world. The question is whether these new machine learning IDEs are empowering those with just enough knowledge to literally become dangerous. By Tony Baer (Ovum) for Big…
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(2nd UPDATE) For the 4th quarter of 2017 alone, the Philippine economy grows by 6.6%. Its 2017 growth places it 3rd in Asia behind China and Vietnam. Chris Schnabel and Chrisee Dela Paz, Rappler, Jan 23, 2018 MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – A recovered agriculture sector, strong government consumption, as well as better exports and…
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, Jan 22, 2018 (CNN Money) — More than $8 of every $10 of wealth created last year went to the richest 1%. That’s according to a new report from Oxfam International, which estimates that the bottom 50% of the world’s population saw no increase in wealth.
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by Ben O. de Vera, Inquirer, Jan 22, 2018 Even as the planned cut in corporate income tax rates will depend on the revenue gains of the second tax reform package, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III expressed confidence that investors will understand the government’s thrust of balancing the grant of fiscal perks.
by Maila Ager, Inquirer, Jan 22, 2018 The signing into law of a landmark legislation that would institutionalize a national qualifications framework was a “dream come true” for the Philippine education sector, Senator Joel Villanueva said on Monday.
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SMEs paying 30% tax while big firms pay close to nil, DOF says This is a huge issue which the government wants to correct. Too many laws providing tax incentives and benefits to companies have essentially exempted big corporations from paying taxes, while the small fry suffer with the whopping 30 percent duty, the Department…
by Jennifer Artley, Jan 19, 2018 We often underestimate the scale and speed of change that occurred in the 20th century. Wave upon wave of scientific discovery and technological advance has transformed many aspects of our daily and working lives. As we strike out into the digital age it is our responsibility as business leaders…
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by ABS-CBN New, Jan 19, 2018 Nanganganib na mawalan ng kita ang humigit kumulang 40,000 transport network vehicle service (TNVS) drivers sa oras na maipatupad sa Pebrero 2 ang supply cap na iniutos ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
Developments in the region suggest that the goal remains far from becoming a reality anytime soon. By Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Jan 19, 2018 Last month, the Philippines handed over the chairmanship of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission of Human Rights (AICHR) to Singapore. Immediately, Singapore’s representative to the AICHR, Shashi Jayakumar, vowed to take an active role in…
by ABS-CBN News, Jan 19, 2018 MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has enforced a ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Kuwait over recent deaths of seven migrant workers.
by Nima Elmi, Jan 18, 2018 In the face of rising inequality and falling levels of trust, political leaders and their citizens are becoming increasingly sceptical about the potential of further global integration to contribute to national interests. Yet at the same time, public and private sector organisations and individuals are embracing a range of…
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.
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