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DOLE TO HIRE LARGE CLEAN-UP CREW FOR TAAL REHAB P3 Reklamo sa amo? Wagas na kaltas, atpb.? Itawag mo na! DOLE HOTLINE 1349 KUWAIT REAPS BAN IN PINAY DEATH EQUIVOCATION, FUDGED REPORT ON VILLAVENDE SLAY, FORCE PH TO SHUT DOWN photo by Dodong Echavez, IPS OFW DEPLOYMENT TO KUWAIT A MAN OF MANY PARTS. Secretary Silvestre Bello III does not only preside over the country’s employment sector, he is also President Duterte’s chief consigliere in the goverment’s peace AND INVOKE LABOR PACT talks with the CPP-NDF. Last January 25, 2020 Secretary Bello was a recipient of the Rotary Golden Wheel Award for Peace and Conflict. Photo shows Rotary International District 3780 P2 Governor Bernadette Herrera-Dy handing the award to Secretary Bello. DOLE TO STAGE ME EVAC AMID US-IRAN SPIRAL, GOV’T STAGES PLAN TO BRING HOME OFWS P3 photo by Dodong Echavez, IPS photo by Dodong Echavez, IPS photo by POLO-Tokyo, Japan photo by OWWA RWO1 photo by Dodong Echavez, IPS NEWS OVERSEAS EDITOR’S NOTE GOOD NEWS Bagong taon, Germany hires Behind turmoil, a Assistance await bagong sweldo more Pinoy nurses silver lining returning OFWs P2 P5 P4 P3 2 January 2020 Kuwait reaps ban in Pinay death AN alleged attempt to cover follow the provisions of the professionals including Filipino “Those who went home for that the ban had the imprimatur up the true cause of death of a standard employment contract crew seafarers for Kuwait.” vacation and those with existing of President Rodrigo Duterte Pinay overseas Filipino worker the Philippine government Sec. Bello, however, quali- contracts are still allowed whose program priorities has resulted in the imposition and Kuwait agreed on during fied that skilled workers and to travel to Kuwait. Only include workers’ welfare and of a total deployment ban of the 2018 Memorandum of professionals who have unex- workers with new contracts OFW security. Filipino workers to Kuwait by Agreement between the two pired contracts or categorized are covered by the ban. This is Earlier Sec. Bello had directed the Philippine government, countries. as “Balik-Manggagawa,” and meant to ensure the protection the POEA to temporarily Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello “Under the 2018 MOU, we those who will be cleared by the of our workers in Kuwait,” the suspend the processing and III recently said. were supposed to come up Secretary of Labor are exempt- secretary said. deployment of OFWs to Kuwait. Sec. Bello made the statement with a standard employment ed from the ban. The resolution also noted –Paul R. Ang last January 16, 2020 when he contract in order to provide disclosed a glaring disparity sufficient protection for our between an earlier finding from OFWs in Kuwait. But the welfare the Kuwait Ministry of Health and security provisions in the and the latter autopsy report MOU have not been enforced from the National Bureau of by the host country. We have Investigation (NBI) on the not finalized anything,” Sec. remains of OFW Jeanelyn Bello stated. Villavende, who was brutally The labor secretary said murdered by her Kuwaiti the ban will remain in effect employer late last year. and no Filipino worker will “Our poor OFW was sexually be deployed to Kuwait as long abused and the Kuwaiti as justice is not met for the authorities attributed her death Villavende family and if the to a cardiac arrest induced agreements in the 2018 MOU by her physical injuries. How are not enforced. could they say that? Even some The total deployment ban of her internal organs were came into effect when the missing. Their report is in grave POEA Governing Board passed contrast with the findings of Resolution No. 4, series of 2020 the NBI that she was sexually which states that “a total ban abused,” Sec. Bello stressed. is imposed on the processing photo by Dodong Echavez, IPS Sec. Bello added that another and deployment of all domestic mitigating reason for the total workers or household service DOLE OFFICIALS MEET PARENTS OF OFW KILLED IN KUWAIT. Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III talks with the parents deployment ban was the failure workers (HSW), semi- of Jeanelyn Villavende, the household service worker who died in the hands of her employer in Kuwait, with Overseas Workers Welfare of the Kuwaiti government to skilled, skilled workers and Administration (OWWA) Chief Hans Leo Cacdac and International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB) Director Alice Visperas. Apart from death, burial benefits and livelihood to be extended to Jeanelyn’s family, Bello discussed preparations being made by DOLE on the arrival of her remains. BAGONG TAON, BAGONG SWELDO Kasambahays in NCR, C. Luzon and E. Visayas get much deserve pay hike THE new year looks happy employers to pay, and other received a monthly minimum A happy new year domestic workers and their indeed for kasambahays, or relevant data affecting the wage of P4,000 will now get a families and the employer’s domestic workers, in different interests of both employers and monthly minimum of P4,500. indeed for Eastern capacity to pay. regions of the country as domestic workers. Those in other municipalities Visayas kasambahays Kasambahays in the region their wages were significantly The new order will apply to in Central Luzon who were deserve the pay hike since increased over the holidays all kasambahays, in the National previously getting P3,500 EASTERN Visayas also petitions for their wage increase by respective regional wage Capital Region, whether will now receive a monthly received a much-awaited raise of had been pending since 2016, RD boards. on a “live-in” or “live-out” minimum of P4,000. the monthly salaries for domestic Centi said. In Metro Manila, the pay arrangement. The wage order “After holding extensive public workers during the new year. “We are more than happy that increase of domestic workers was published in the Philippine hearings, the board found Regional Director Yahya Centi we are able to perform our duty was approved last December Star last December 18, 2019. It it necessary to increase, not announced the pay raise during for the good of our kasambahays by the Regional Tripartite took effect last January 2, 2020. only the prevailing minimum the first flag-raising ceremony and domestic workers here in Wages and Productivity Board –Kim Lagcao wage in the region, but also for the year for DOLE Region 8 Region 8. They truly deserve - National Capital Region the monthly salary of our employees last January 6, 2020. the increase considering that no (RTWPB-NCR). The NCR wage kasambahays,” RD Angara- RD Centi said that the adjustment has been made to Central Luzon their wages in the last three years board issued Wage Order No. Campita said. “This is in regional tripartite wage board even though prices of goods have NCR-DW-02, providing for the kasambahays get pay addition to the other mandatory had approved a wage increase been increasing in the region,” new monthly minimum wage benefits such as SSS, PhilHealth, for domestic workers for the increase RD Centi said. for domestic workers in the and Pag-ibig coverage that they region’s six provinces. Wage Order No. RBVIII- The new wage order shall National Capital Region (NCR). IN CENTRAL Luzon, DOLE are also entitled to,” she added. DW-02 mandates an increase apply to the following domestic The order mandates all likewise raised the monthly The wage order covers all of P2,000 in the monthly wage workers in the region whether employers to pay an additional minimum wage of household workers who regularly rates of kasambahays in Eastern on a “live-in” or “live-out” P1,500 to the salaries of their helpers over the new year. perform domestic work in one Visayas. For chartered cities arrangement: general house domestic workers. Metro household on an occupational Regional Director Zenaida and first class municipalities, help, yaya, cooks, gardeners, Manila kasambahays will now Angara-Campita, said that the basis, whether in a “live-in,” or the new minimum wage will laundry persons or any person get a monthly minimum wage wage hike for domestic workers “live-out,” arrangement. now be pegged at P4,500 who regularly performs of P5,000, up from the previous in Central Luzon took effect on The order, however, does not while kasambahays in other domestic work in a household on P3,500. January 1, 2020, 15 days after it cover service providers, family municipalities in the region will an occupational arrangement. The increase comes in the was published in a newspaper drivers, child caretakers under get monthly wage of P4,000. The Meanwhile, service wake of a series of public of general circulation last foster family arrangements, order also took effect last January providers, family drivers, hearings and deliberations by December 17, 2019. and others who perform work 1, 2020. children under foster family the NCR wage board following She said that Wage Order occasionally and not on an RD Centi said that the increase arrangements and those who a review of the socio-economic No. RBIII-DW-02 provides occupational arrangement. was a result of the public hearing perform work on an occasional conditions in the region such as household service workers The last wage hike for the wage board conducted last arrangement are not covered the needs of domestic workers working in the region’s kasambahays in Central Luzon November 25, 2019. The decision by the wage order, he said. and their families, prevailing chartered cities and first class was issued in 2017. –A. Cunanan also included socio-economic – Norma Rae S. Costimiano wage rates, capacity of the municipalities who previously inputs such as the needs of the dole.gov.ph PHILIPPINE LABOR October-December 2017 January 2020 3 DOLE to stage ME evacuation THE Department of Labor and Lebanon to map out the possible Employment has set aside an repatriation of OFWs there.