NATIONAL photo by Jomar Lagmay,IPS IRR on RA 11261 signed P3 Quality education: OVERSEASOVERSEAS BEST ANTIDOTE VS CHILD LABOR photo by POLO-Korea THE labor department is pushing for more inclusive and preventive interventions in eliminating child labor and its worst form. P2 SoKor EPS workers oriented on labor laws P5 AGENCIES photo by NMP Rescued fishers train on basic safety P6 THE REGIONS photo by Dodong Echavez, IPS INTENSIFIED FIGHT VS. CHILD LABOR. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III encourages children and the youth to study hard as he emphasized the importance of education as the best way to combat child labor, during the observance of the World Day against Child Labor at GSIS Theatre in Pasay City on June 29, 2019. photo by DOLE Region XII Women dressmakers ILO studies PH labor Best Metro Manila receive financial aid P7 inspectorate reforms P2 MSMEs feted P7 GOOD NEWS New rules on alien workers’ permits out THE much awaited Pilando, National Intelligence policy on allowing foreign to conduct background guidelines that will govern and Coordinating Agency workers to engage in gainful investigations on foreign the issuance of permits to (NICA) Director General employment. nationals to be employed to foreign nationals intending Alex Paul Monteagudo, JMC 1 covers the issuance forestall possible national to work in the Philippines has Department of Foreign Affairs, of Alien Employment Permit security implications on their been released. the Bureau of Immigration, (AEP) by DOLE; Special entry in the Philippines. This after Labor Secretary Department of Environment Temporary Permit (STP) by Under the new rules, the Silvestre Bello III, Finance and Natural Resources, and PRC; Special provisional foreign national needs to photo by DOLE RegionVII photo by DOLE VII Secretary Carlos Dominguez, Philippine Amusement and Work Permits and 9(g) visa by secure a Tax Identification Justice Secretary Menardo Gaming Corporation CEO the BI; 47(a)2 and Authority Number (TIN) from the PWDs briefed on Guevarra, Bureau of Internal Andrea Domingo signed Joint to Employ Alien by DOJ; BIR to ensure payment of Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Memorandum Circular No. Authority to Hire by DENR; appropriate taxes, and a kabuhayan program Cesar Dulay, Professional 001, series of 2019, providing and the 9(g) and 47(a)2 visas ‘No Derogatory Record/ Regulations Commission the rules and regulations by DFA. Information’ from NICA and P8 (PRC) Chairman Teofilo that spells out the reunified NICA is mandated NBI. P4 2 July 2019 DOLE open to 14th month pay THE labor department has that benefits our workers present economic situation. consider the capability III and has been pending in reiterated its openness to the and their families. However, Also, Bello emphasized of the employers to bear the Senate since July 2016. proposed bill requiring the we must ensure that the the need to consider the extra expenses. We do not Under the bill, “rank-and- grant of 14th month pay to proposal will not cause capability of the employers, want to give our workers file employees regardless employees in the private sector. imbalance between the needs considering that the with false expectations that of their employment status, Labor Secretary Silvestre of labor and the capability of Philippines’ economy largely might result to industrial designation, and irrespective Bello III said that DOLE has employers. We must study depends on the sustainability controversy,” Bello said. of the method by which their to study the proposed bill it very well,” Bello said. of its micro, small, and Senate Bill No. 10, wages are paid provided that to consider the interest of The labor chief said the medium enterprises (MSMEs). otherwise known as “An Act they have worked at least one the labor and management, proposed bill must be studied “We must take note that Requiring Employers in the month during the calendar as well as its impact to the carefully and must undergo a around 90 percent of the Private Sector to Pay 14th year” are entitled to a 14th country’s economic stability. tripartite assessment to find out businesses in the country are Month Pay” was re-filed by month pay. –Abegail De Vega “We support anything its viability under the country’s MSMEs, so we must always Senate President Vicente Sotto Education best antidote vs child labor – Bello LABOR Secretary Silvestre towards a successful life away the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Bello III, who led the annual from any abuse and exploitation. Program. observance of World Day against “Education is the best vehicle Also, livelihood assistance Child Labor in Pasay City, for a brighter future. Pursue in form of Negokart and starter emphasized the importance of your education and that is kits are provided to parents of photo by Dodong Echavez, IPS providing inclusive assistance to the best antidote against child child laborers to enable their child laborers and their families, labor,” Bello said. families to start their livelihood specifically the provision of their In January 2017, DOLE and as a preventive measure against LEARNING THE PHILIPPINES LABOUR INSPECTORATE REFORMS. Government officials basic needs, such as the right to the Department of Social Welfare child labor. of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA) of Vietnam and Ministry of quality education. and Development (DSWD) DOLE through its regional Manpower (MoM) of Indonesia intently listen as Philippine government officials, led by Labor Undersecretary Ana Dione, Labor Assistant Secretary Benjo Santos Benavidez, Bureau of “Holistic approach must together with other concerned and field offices are also in the Working Conditions (BWC) Director Ma. Teresita Cucueco, and Human Resource Development be sustained to further reduce agencies and organizations have process of hiring community Service (HRDS) Director Brenalyn Peji, discuss about the Philippines’ labour inspectorate the cases of child labor that teamed up in advocating for a facilitators and enumerators to reforms, during the former’s study tour at the DOLE, Intramuros, Manila on July 15, 2019. rooted from complex social child-labor free Philippines by fast-track the profiling of target factors. Inclusive and necessary launching convergence projects child laborers, specifically to assistance to child laborers must including the CARING Gold the areas with high child labor ILO studies PH labor be provided including livelihood Project of the International incidence. for their parents and quality Labour Organization and These initiatives are aligned education for the children,” BanToxics, the Strategic with the Philippine Development inspectorate reforms Bello said. Help Desks for Information, Plan 2017-2022, which targets to The labor chief also reminded Education, Livelihood and other reduce the cases of child labor hundreds of students who Developmental Interventions by 30 percent or 630,000 from MALATE, MANILA – Delegates for Labor Relations and Labor attended the event to pursue against Child Labor, and the the estimated 2.1 million child from the Ministry of Labour, Standards, Nelia Mungca, led the their education that will help Module on Child Labor for the laborers nationwide. –AVDV Invalids and Social Affairs of discussions on the PH side with the them land decent employment Family Development Sessions of Vietnam, the Ministry of Manpower visiting delegation. of Indonesia, and the United States The study visit, according to Department of Labor, visited the ILO, is implemented under their regional office of the Department project, “Building the Capacity of the of Labor and Employment in the Philippines Labour Inspectorate.” National Capital Region (DOLE- Funded by the USDOL, the NCR) on July 16, 2019, to study the project aims to improve workplace labor inspectorate reforms in the compliance with national labor Philippines. laws through a more effective labor The delegates were led by inspectorate system. Cerilyn Pastolero, International The project is implemented in Labour Organization (ILO) -Manila partnership with DOLE, together National Project Coordinator for with the Employers Confederation Labor Inspection. of the Philippines (ECOP), Alliance This was the second time that of Progressive Labor-Sentro ng the DOLE regional office was visited mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong by ILO for a study tour with its first Manggagawa (APL-SENTRO), visit held on September 2018. Associated Labor Unions (ALU), DOLE-NCR Regional Director Federation of Free Workers (FFW), Atty. Sarah Buena Mirasol, together IndustriAll Global Unions, and photo by Dodong Echavez, IPS with Assistant Regional Directors Trade Union Congress of the Atty. Sixto Rodriguez, Jr. and Atty. Philippines (TUCP). –Hershey COMBATTING CHILD LABOR IN PH. Children from various schools in Metro Manila join the call of eliminating child labor in areas Marion Sevilla, and Division Chief Aquino affected by conflict and disaster as they participate in this year’s celebration of the World Day Against Child Labor at the GSIS, Pasay City. Work stoppage ordered to Momentum Construction THE labor department issued a happened at the construction site with the company’s multiple health physicians, and inadequate Accreditation Board, as well as it Work Stoppage Order (WSO) to on 14 June 2019. occupational safety and health safety signages. failed to submit all OSH reports on Momentum Construction and The victim was identified as (OSH) violations. Also, non-provision of safety Safety and Health Organization Development Corporation in Jhon Erick Marcoso, a steel