(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution pushing for an inquiry in aid of legislation into the alleged “unethical practice” of the International Solid Waste Integrated Management Specialist Inc. (I-SWIMS) of not giving garbage collectors sufficient benefits. Estrada, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, said…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) The Senate Committee on Labor and Employment is keen on investigating the alleged violations on labor and employment of a certain garbage hauler firm that services various cities in Metro Manila. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the Senate labor panel, said it is imperative for the committee to look into the reported…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsored a bill seeking to institute policies to protect the rights and promote the welfare of caregivers. In endorsing the approval of the proposed Caregivers’ Welfare Act, Estrada, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, laid down an array of benefits…
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(ABANTE) Nagbabala ngayon si Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada laban sa mga umano’y mga dummy na Pilipinong may-ari ng mga placement agencies na nagre-recruit ng land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Kaya naman nanawagan ang senador sa mga opisyal ng Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) na bantayan mabuti ang usaping ito bunsod ng kaso ng pagpaslang sa…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) should look into “dummy” Filipino owners of recruitment agencies, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said. “Let’s just request the DMW to scrutinize the recruitment agencies, whether the proprietors of these recruitment agencies have the financial capability to run its operations,” Estrada said in a hearing on Wednesday.…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada today rang the alarm bells on alleged “dummy” Filipino owners of placement agencies recruiting land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Estrada called out officials of the to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on the matter in the wake of the recent case of slain OFW Jullebee Ranara and the cancellation of…
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Returning Senator Jinggoy Estrada bared his top 10 priority bills centered on the labor sector and workers welfare. As the chairman of the Senate Labor Committee of the 19th Congress set to convene on July 25, Estrada underscored the importance of amending the Labor Code as his top priority to ensure adequate support, benefits, and…
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Administration Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expressed his intent to revisit, review, and, if necessary, overhaul the Labor Code of the Philippines to ensure adequate benefits, support, and protection of the country’s workforce. Estrada earlier filed his top 10 priority bills focusing on the labor sector and workers’ welfare. “We have to revisit and I think…
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