DOLE and DTI will host the latest job and business fairs to celebrate the 121st anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence with the theme “Kalayaan 2018: Tapang ng Bayan, Malasakit sa Mamayan.” Different employers are on the lookout for local and overseas workers.
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The Senate approved Senate Bill No. 1826, a bill that aims to end illegal contractualization on May 22. The “Security of Tenure and End of Endo Act of 2018” will introduce amendments and new provisions to the Labor Code of the Philippines to prohibit the practice of endo and grant workers with work security.
On May 14, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) warned companies in Central Visayas to only employ workers from legitimate contractors and subcontractors. DOLE has been strictly monitoring companies conducting labor contracting, also known as “Endo” (end of contract).
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) seeks to penalize companies in the Philippines hiring illegal foreign workers. This follows from the government’s completion of a new set of rules to combat illegal work migrants owing to concerns on tax evasion and dwindling job opportunities for Filipinos.
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-List Representative Jericho Nograles requests the Senate to expedite the creation of a lawthat aims to protect Filipino labor and strengthen foreign employment regulations.
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III will soon sign a deal with Thailand’s Ministry of Labour (MOL) regarding the employment of English teachers for their country’s “English for All” program. The upcoming deal is a result of their bilateral talks last March 2019 at the office of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).