Labor Standards

                                    MANILA – Before the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) put a labor law compliance system in place in August 2013, labor inspectors would only inspect companies once every 16 years…

The Mactan Economic Zone 1 (MEZ 1) was finally declared labor laws compliant industrial zone after it failed to meet the requisites, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.

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The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has thrown its support behind two House bills seeking to exclude from income taxes all overtime and graveyard shift differential pay received by salaried employees, including the country’s 1.1 million business process outsourcing (BPO) workers who perform jobs all day and all night.

From the Department of Labor and Employment The directive is aimed to facilitate the build-up of cases against erring establishments or employers.

MANILA, Philippines – Hundreds of inspection teams from local government units and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) will inspect factories in Metro Manila to enforce safety standards and prevent tragedies similar to the slippers factory fire that killed 72 people in Valenzuela last month.

From the Department of Labor and Employment Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday strongly warned all DOLE officials, especially those in charge of implementing the new Labor Laws Compliance System, including labor laws compliance officers, to tread not only the legal, but more so the moral, path in the implementation of the landmark reform,…

Mula sa Department of Labor and Employment Noong nakaraang linggo, inilabas ng World Economic Forum ang Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2015 nito kung saan ang Pilipinas ay nasa ika-74 sa 141 bansa sa tourism competitiveness, mataas ng 8-marka mula sa nakaraang antas na ika-82 (2013).

From the Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz unveiled labor laws-compliant markers in three Bataan economic zones—the Freeport Area of Bataan; PAFC Petrochemical Industrial Park; and Hermosa Industrial Park. Bataan is the first province in the country to have all its economic zones certified labor laws compliant under the new Labor Laws Compliance…

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino workers all over the world must be more empowered, President Aquino said yesterday, citing the efforts initiated by his administration to create a healthier working environment.

MANILA, Philippines – The United States government’s $1-million technical assistance grant to the International Labor Organization (ILO) will bolster the Philippines’ labor inspection capacity and workers’ rights.

MANILA – The United States’ Department of Labor gave the International Labor Organization (ILO) a $1-million grant for the Philippines’ new labor laws compliance system (LLCS), Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said in a news release over the weekend.

MALACAÑANG announced on Sunday that the International Labor Organization (ILO) has approved a $1-million grant to support a labor laws compliance system (LLCS) initiative.

MANILA – Labor Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and other labor officials, together with the eco-park’s administration, recently unveiled a marker at the entrance of the Luisita Industrial Park (LIP) which reads: “This is a Labor Law compliant Eco-Zone”.

MANILA, Oct. 26 — The Philippine Government has taken another step in fulfilling its mandate to look after the interest and welfare of Filipinos abroad by partnering with the United States in reaching out and educating members of the Filipino-American community about their rights and responsibilities as employees and employers.

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Background The Philippines Department of Labor and Employment (“DOLE”) recently issued the long-overdue Rules on Labor Laws Compliance System (“LLCS”). The LLCS is an integrated framework of voluntary compliance and enforcement of Philippine labor laws and social legislations issued pursuant to the rule-making, visitorial and enforcement power of the DOLE. It ensures compliance through Joint…

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MANILA – Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz took exception to the findings of the Brussels-based International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) that the Philippines is one of the worse countries to work in.

MANILA – You think you had it bad, think again. Yes, the Philippines is among the worst places to work in the world but there are far worse places to be in right now, according to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

MANILA, Philippines—Saying they were dismissed from their jobs just because they marked Labor Day and other public holidays, 24 union leaders from a Laguna-based company had their heads shaved as a form of protest in front of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) main office in Intramuros, Manila, on Monday.

Employers have reiterated the need to update the country’s Labor Code with a resolution approved at the close of its annual conference on Friday.

From the Department of Labor and Employment Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday revealed that she has issued general authority to 426 Labor Law Compliance Officers (LLCOs) to visit a total of 76,766 establishments all over the country this year to ensure their compliance with all labor laws and occupational health and safety…

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NEW YORK – US workers accused fast-food giant McDonald’s Thursday of systematically stealing wages through illicit practices like forcing them to work off-the-clock and failing to pay overtime.

Providing training, health-care and childcare to female workers has an impact that stretches beyond the factory floor. The world’s clothes are mostly made by female workers. Typically, they are young, with limited education, and live in developing countries. It has been well documented that working conditions across garment industries are in much need of improvement.…

In exceptional cases, the court may grant separation pay to employees dismissed for a just cause as an act of “social justice” or on “equitable grounds.” But not in this case of Rina. Let us find out why.

The income tax filing deadline for calendar year (CY) 2013 (15 April 2014) is just around the corner, and once again the individual taxpayers are confounded with the issue of whether to report income and other receipts that are tax-exempt and those that have already been subjected to final tax in the annual income tax…

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