Tag: Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

Senate bill seeks smooth reintegration of reformed drug users in PH workforce

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to ensure gainful employment for rehabilitated drug users and grant incentives to companies who hire them.  In filing Senate Bill No. 2276, Estrada said it is imperative for the government to provide incentives to establishments that would employ rehabilitated drug dependents who are graduates…
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Legislated wage hike isusulong pa rin sa Senado − Estrada

(REMATE) MANILA, Philippines – Isusulong pa rin ng Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development ang legislated wage hike sa kabila ng pag-apruba sa P40 increase sa arawang sahod sa Metro Manila. “Amid calls for an across-the-board pay increase being sought by the labor sector, the P40 grant in the daily minimum wage…
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Jinggoy to gov’t: Give livelihood aid to OFWs displaced by Sudan conflict

(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has called on the government to provide livelihood assistance to Filipino workers displaced by the conflict in Sudan. According to Estrada, many of these displaced Filipinos will likely have minimal savings and would need assistance for alternative employment when they return home. Estrada, chair of the Senate panel on labor and…
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Jinggoy sa OWWA, DOLE: Bigyan ng kabuhayan OFWs na uuwi mula sa Sudan

(ABANTE) Nanawagan si Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sa Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) na tiyakin ang pagbibigay ng livelihood assistance sa mga inililikas at iuuwing mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) na naipit sa lumalalang civil war sa Sudan. Hinimok din ni Estrada, chairperson ng Senate Committee on Labor and Employment, ang Department of Labor and…
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OWWA, DOLE urged to give livelihood aid to displaced Filipinos from Sudan

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday urged the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to provide displaced Filipinos from war-stricken Sudan with alternative sources of livelihood. Estrada, chair of the Senate committee on labor and employment, said the government bodies should brace for the return of…
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Senador, pinaghahanda ang gobyerno ng livelihood assistance para sa mga Pilipinong uuwi mula sa Sudan

(RMN) Pinatitiyak ni Committee on Labor and Employment Chairman Senator Jinggoy Estrada sa Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) na may nakahandang livelihood program sa mga Overseas Filipino Worker na uuwi mula sa Sudan. Inaasahan ang pag-uwi ng lahat ng mga OFW mula sa Sudan na naiipit sa lumalalang civil war na nangyayari sa pagitan ng…
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Jinggoy Estrada to DOLE, OWWA: Ensure alternative livelihood programs for displaced OFWs from Sudan

(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday called on the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to provide alternative livelihoods to overseas Filipino workers who have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in Sudan.advertisement “Asahan na natin na karamihan sa mga OFWs na napilitang umuwi ng wala sa…
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Jinggoy urges OWWA, DOLE to provide alternative livelihood programs for displaced Sudan OFWs

LABOR advocate Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has asked the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to ensure the provision of livelihood assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Sudan who have been displaced by the recent infighting in the mixed African-Arab country. Estrada, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment, also…
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Sponsorship Speech: Caregivers’ Welfare Act

Committee Report No. 57 – Senate Bill No. 2019 Mister President, I am honored to sponsor Senate Bill No. 2019 entitled: “An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Caregivers in the Practice of their Profession” under Committee Report No. 57. This substitute bill is a consolidation of:  Senate Bill 828 by Senator Loren B.…
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Senate continues into plight of 2 mall cashiers in labor-related abuse

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — At least two former cashiers at a department store and supermarket chain have complained that money earned in a day from their checkout counters was not counted in front of them, with shortages being reported just days after, making them vulnerable to abuse when they are forced to pay for the…
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