DOLE adds P65M budget for Covid-19 contact tracing efforts

Apr 25, 2021 | Nation

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) allocated an additional P65 million for contract tracing efforts of local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila. The added funds will improve contact tracing efforts as LGUs have already received 10,000 applications for...

DOLE chief accuses ABS-CBN lawyers of ‘intellectual dishonesty’

Jul 2, 2020 | Media

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Thursday lashed out at lawyers of broadcasting giant ABS CBN for making claims that the company’s seasonal work arrangement for program employees received tacit approval from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)....

ILO concerned over repatriated migrant workers, calls for reintegration policies

Jun 26, 2020 | Highlight

The Geneva-based International Labor Organization (ILO) has expressed concern over the fate of tens of millions of migrant workers forced to return home after losing their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, ILO said that as containment measures ease,...

Covid-19 crushes job market; record 7.3M Filipinos out of work in April

Jun 5, 2020 | Business

Lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic bloated the ranks of the unemployed, with official statistics pegging the jobless rate in April 2020 at a record 17.7 percent, equivalent to 7.3 million people out of work. All regions reported double-digit jobless rates as...

DOLE: Covid-19 testing not required; employers must cover cost if they want to test

May 23, 2020 | Top Stories

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said employers who would require returning employees to be tested for Covid-19 would have to shoulder the cost. “If they will require their employee to be tested before they will report to work, then they have to shoulder the...