Labor chief says approved pay hike ‘too low’ for workers to cope

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2019 21:22:03 +0000

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the approved minimum wage increases throughout the country were short of at least P100 for workers to be able to cope with the rising cost of basic commodities.

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DOLE reminds employers to observe proper pay rules on New Year’s Day

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 08:03:27 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded employers to observe proper payment of wages for employees who will work on New Year’s Day, a regular holiday.

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Bello allays fears of Chinese workers grabbing jobs from Filipinos

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 11:29:58 +0000

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Thursday quelled fears that Filipinos may lose job opportunities to Chinese workers.

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Bello to Jollibee: Up your ante, regularize more workers

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 09:02:14 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Thursday asked Jollibee Foods Corp. to regularize more workers as he was unimpressed with the fast food giant’s regularization program.

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ECOP pledges to regularize workers of member companies, says Bello

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 08:13:44 +0000

The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) has informed the labor department that it’s member companies will absorb workers.

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OWWA provides assistance package to repatriated OFWs from Saudi Arabia

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 08:43:48 +0000

MORE than 100 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on December 8 were given financial assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)….READ

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Isabela-based OFWs back Bello, slam his accusers

Isabela-based OFWs back Bello, slam his accusers

Migrant workers from Isabela expressed their support for Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III in a manifesto issued here on Friday (July 27). The workers blasted the people who accused him of graft.

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