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Isa na namang pagpapatunay sa kagalingan ng Pilipino sa merkado ng paggawa nang parangalan ang apat na overseas Filipino worker (OFW) bilang modelong empleyado ng industry association sa Taiwan, pahayag ng labor department nitong Linggo. Sinabi ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III na ipinagmamalaki ng Pilipinas ang parangal na iginawad sa mga OFW ng Taiwanese Textile and Weaving Industry. “We

In yet another proof of the Filipinos’ competitiveness in the global job market, four overseas Filipino workers were conferred model employees by an industry association in Taiwan, the labor department announced on Sunday. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the Philippines takes pride in the recognition bestowed on the OFWs by the Taiwanese Textile and Weaving Industry. “We share the

Thousands of Filipino workers stand to benefit from a revised policy of the government of Bahrain which grants Flexi Work Permit to migrants beginning early this month, the labor department said on Tuesday. The Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Manama reported that the Arab state has reinforced its work permit system in an effort to curb the mounting number of

The Canadian government has extended its COVID recovery assistance to Filipinos who are temporarily working in the North American country, the labor department said on Sunday. In a report to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Vancouver said Canada has made changes to its Employment Insurance program and introduced a package of recovery benefits to

With a new ‘non-discriminatory minimum wage’, the government of Qatar becomes the first Arab state to introduce a significant labor policy reform covering all its migrant workers, the labor department said on Sunday. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the government of Qatar adopted early this month Law No. 17 series of 2020, setting the minimum wage for all workers

The government of Qatar has abolished the “kafala” system in the hiring and employment of migrant workers, a move described by the labor department as “a giant step towards improving the work condition of Filipino workers” in the Arab state. The kafala is an employment sponsorship system used to monitor migrant laborers working primarily in the construction and domestic sectors

Most Filipino workers in Australia have returned to their respective jobs after the lockdowns to contain the spread of corona virus had eased up, the labor department reported Tuesday. This developed as OFWs in Singapore have started to hone their technical skills while at the same time eyeing opportunities in the emerging digital-based jobs. In separate reports to Labor Secretary

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) just released a paper, “Repatriating Filipino Migrant Workers in the Time of the Pandemic.” The paper lauds the Philippines for best practices in repatriating Filipino migrant workers and cited three of these: a) Philippine recruitment agencies as partners in the repatriation of OFWs; b) the use of online and social media to provide information

Employers in the region of Kyushu, the southernmost and third largest island of Japan, prefer Filipino workers for their industriousness and fast learning ability. In a post outreach mission report, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Osaka, cited the employers’ preference in the region for Filipino workers for their industry and ability to learn fast. “The employers were very

For refusing to settle the complaint of a Filipino household service worker (HSW), the Department of Labor and Employment’s Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Singapore issued a notice of suspension to a Singapore-based employment agency. POLO suspended Union United Employment Pte Ltd for its refusal to settle the complaint of a Pinay HSW. The aggrieved OFW alleged that the

Filipino workers overseas continue to reap recognition and accolades for their exemplary industry and work ethics even in the face of the global pandemic, the labor department reported on Thursday. And Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III is all praises to the growing roster of OFWs being awarded by host countries for performing their jobs well despite the challenges posed by

The Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) of the Kingdom of Bahrain announced that it has resumed the recruitment of domestic workers on Monday, September 14, lifting the temporary suspension last March due to COVID-19 pandemic, the labor department said yesterday. It said the announcement was made a month after the renewal of the issuance of work permits of expatriate skilled

Nakatanggap ng tulong para sa unemployment benefit ang mga Pilipinong manggagawa sa Singapore na nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa krisis sa COVID-19 mula sa Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) at sa Social Security System sa nasabing bansa. Inisyuhan ang mga OFW ng Certificate of Involuntary Separation, isang requirement para sa mga kuwalipikadong OFW na miyembro ng SSS upang makuha ang

Filipino workers in Singapore who were displaced from their jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis received unemployment benefit assistance from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) and the Social Security System in the city-state. The OFWs were issued with a Certificate of Involuntary Separation, a requirement for qualified OFW SSS members to claim the benefit. The SSS unemployment benefit is

The government of Bahrain has foot the bill for the repatriation of displaced overseas Filipino workers affected by the closure of about 8,000 establishments in the kingdom, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) reported on Thursday. It said the POLO and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) had closely worked with Bahrain’s Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) for the repatriation

Trust the tough Pinoys to turn crisis into opportunities. Inspired by the enthusiasm of migrant workers and support of the Filipino communities, the labor department’s Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Korea ventured into business and financial learnings for pandemic-stricken Pinoys in the Asian neighbor. Dubbed “The Happy Pandepreneur: Paano Maging Negosyante sa Gitna ng Pandemya,” Labor Attaché Maya Valderrama said

Two overseas Filipino workers were honored in Taiwan during the annual search for Outstanding Migrant Workers by the Taipei City’s Labor Affairs Department, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Taiwan reported on Friday. The OFWs joined hundreds of model and outstanding Taiwanese workers and labor unions who were conferred with similar distinction in the Taiwan capital recently. Evelyn G. Kaguitla,

Upang magamit ang mga oportunidad kahit na mayroong krisis, nagsagawa ng pagsasanay ang Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) sa Japan sa mga migranteng Pilipinong manggagawa kaugnay sa food specialty, real estate, at online learning na itinuturing na ‘bestseller’ o patok na negosyo ngayong ‘new normal.’ Sa temang ‘Negosyong Patok Ngayong COVID-19: The Champion Mindset,’ isinagawa ng POLO-Japan ang pagsasanay sa