Browsing by Subject "labour"

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    • BFAR quizzed on 5,236 contractual hires 

      Tabingo, Peter (Malaya, July 15, 2021, on page B2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) hired 5,236 contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) personnel in 2018 but government auditors have raised questions, saying the expense incurred appears unnecessary. ...

    • Cash for Work 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, May 19, 2018, on page 1-14)
      The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 needs 8,000 workers for its cash-for-work emergency employment program in Boracay Island. Each worker will receive a daily wage of P323.50 or a total of ...

    • Consider rule on suitable land use for Boracay Island - Recto 

      Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P.; De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn; Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 11, 2018, on page 17)
      Senator Ralph Recto on Monday urged the government to reconsider the plan to turn Boracay Island into a land reform area following its six-month rehabilitation. The Senate President Pro Tempore made the appeal after President ...

    • Duterte earmarks P2b for Boracay under state of calamity, junks casino 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, April 10, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said he would place Boracay Island under a state of calamity to release P2 billion in calamity funds for workers and residents hurt by the six-month closure, adding he would not also allow any ...

    • Fish canneries owe workers P53M -- DoLE 

      RSS (BusinessWorld, June 24, 2013, on page S1/2)
      Several fish processing companies in Mindanao found to have violated labor standards were ordered to pay their workers benefits amounting to P52.9 million. Labor Secretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz said in a statement released ...

    • Fishermen enslaved in Palawan rescued 

      Mayol, Ador Vincent S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 23, 2015, on page A13)
      A fish trader and his recruiter are facing charges of human trafficking after they allegedly forced 78 fishermen from Bohol and Cebu to work without pay. Ramil Noval and Yulo “Boy” Plecerda, both from Lapu-Lapu City, were ...

    • Media tapped to raise awareness on forced labor and human trafficking in fishing 

      (DailyGuardian, November 20, 2020, on page 3)
      Plan International Philippines, through its Safeguarding Against and Addressing Fishers’ Exploitation at Sea (SAFE Seas) project, hosted an online media forum to raise issues on forced labor and human trafficking on fishing ...

    • Tuna workers assured of P15-m perks 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, June 17, 2015, on page A6)
      "Six thousand canning workers of General Tuna Corporation will receive P15 million in non-cash benefits in the form of uniforms, personal protective equipment (PPE), and annual medical examination services, all for free ...