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Recognizing the importance of addressing the impact of climate change in the place of work and in the lives of workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today pushed for the implementation of green productivity technologies in local establishments.

Labor and Employment Sectretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz said the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), an attached agency of DOLE, has developed a package of green productivity technologies which are designed to achieve higher levels of workers’ productivity and better environmental performance.

These techniques range from simple housekeeping to designing green products, from process modification to waste management and energy efficiency measures.

Baldoz said green productivity is an advocacy platform of DOLE on green workplaces which calls for the creation of green jobs in response to the growing concern on the need to address the impact of climate change.

She …

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today said employment prospects for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will remain vibrant as mega industrial and economic cities will be built across the Kingdom over the next 15 years.

Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito D. Roque, citing a report from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA),  said the KSA’s medium to long-term socio-economic development plans include the development of 12 mega industrial and economic cities across the Kingdom which are expected to employ millions of local and foreign workers until 2024.

Roque also cited a study by the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce which estimated that 10 million local and expatriate workers will be needed by the major development projects in the KSA.

He said the construction of the mega cities is expected to sustain the employment …