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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 warned anew recruitment agencies and foreign employers confiscating passports and other travel documents of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as it continues to strengthen protection and welfare assistance to OFWs in line with President Aquino’s labor and employment agenda.

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz issued the warning following reports about Middle East employers allegedly confiscating and holding on to the passports of OFWs who are working for them.

At the same time, Baldoz directed the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to further strengthen assistance to OFWs with grievances against their foreign employers and agencies.

One of the items in the agenda is the setting up of a “one stop shop” not only for processing applications for overseas work but also redress of OFW grievances.

Baldoz also ordered labor officials at the …

DOLE reports 8 wage petitions still being heard

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz yesterday reported that there are still eight wage petitions pending with other Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) nationwide.

“There are at least eight petitions pending. The petitions range from P50 to P128.60 across-the-board daily wage increase, and RTWPBs concerned are currently holding a series of sectoral consultations and public hearings on said petitions,” Baldoz, in a news release, said.

The DOLE chief said the RTWPBs of Region 7 and CARAGA Region are in the advanced stages of consultations and deliberations and are expected to issue their wage orders soon.

Earlier, the RTWPB in the National Capital Region had issued Wage Order No. 15 granting a P22.00 daily wage hike to all NCR minimum wage earners in the private sector.

The rules and regulations …

DOLE LAUNCHES “Kapitbahay Ko, Responsibilidad Ko” project

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has successfully launched the first shipboard training for its officials and staff on board Kapitan Felix Oca training ship as part of its efforts to gain better understanding of ship operation and improve programs and services for Filipino seafarers particularly in ensuring that their conditions on board are in accordance with the labor and health and safety standards.

Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito D. Roque said that the shipboard immersion is the first in the saga of the DOLE particularly in the employment and over-all welfare of seafarers.

“This is an innovation. This is the first time that we’re doing it and I know that this program will mature towards building the competencies of DOLE people on ship operation and ultimately on making DOLE programs and policies more responsive and relevant to the …

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 …