Ulat Sa Mga Boss Na Manggagawang Pilipino
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ULAT SA MGA BOSS NA MANGGAGAWANG PILIPINO MGA PAGBABAGONG HATID NG DAANG MATUWID CONTENTS Mas Maraming Natulungang Magka-trabaho 9 Mas Mataas na Sahod (Daily Net Take Home Pay) at Dagdag na Kita 29 Mas Maraming Nakinabang sa Tamang Suweldo at mga Benepisyo 39 Mas Mabilis na Desisyon sa mga Kaso 49 Mas Malakas na Boses at Mas Malawak na Representasyon 59 Mas Matibay na Proteksyon at Pagkalinga, lalo na sa mga Vulnerable 91 Annexes Report on the on-going process towards developing the Philippine Labor and Employment Plan (LEP 2017-2022) 135 Human Resource Development Roadmap 151 MESSAGE y pleasure is immense in presenting to our publics—the Filipino Mworkers, employers; and tripartite, social, and development partners—this Ulat sa mga Boss na Manggagawang Pilipino: Mga Pagbabagong Hatid ng Daang Matuwid, a comprehensive report on my six-year tenure as Secretary of Labor and Employment under the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III. This report contains detailed description and background of the reforms we have initiated at the DOLE under my watch and the results of those reforms, mostly in the form of testimonies and stories of those whose lives were touched and transformed by the DOLE as it carried out the tripartite-endorsed reforms. In essence, Ulat sa mga Boss na Manggagawang Pilipino: Mga Pagbabagong Hatid ng Daang Matuwid, is a report of accomplishments, of large and small victories, and of the transformative power of commitment and integrity and excellence in public service. This Ulat in employment generation, labor relations, social dialogue, social protection, and labor governance is a work of the men and women of the DOLE whose support I counted upon and cherished in six years as Labor and Employment Secretary. In this Ulat, we articulate not just in numbers the reforms we pursued and its gains, but in real-life situations, as felt and experienced by the very people that lend humanity to DOLE’s programs, projects, and services. Their inspiring accounts, and the narratives of successes of the projects that have brought countless opportunities to workers and employers speak of the risen level of commitment of DOLE officials and personnel to attain real, inclusive growth. Every DOLE Secretary sees the work of the Department in their own, respective lenses. In mine, I saw the DOLE as a frontline agency whose mandate is to ensure that employment, human resource development, industrial peace, social protection, and excellent labor governance are upheld as important pillars of social justice and development enshrined in and guaranteed by the Constitution. May this Ulat be a testament to our work for the betterment of our people for whom we were sworn to serve. Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz Secretary PERFORMANCE July 2010 - June 2016 ULAT SA MGA BOSS NA MANGGAGAWANG PILIPINO Mga Pagbabagong Hatid ng Daang Matuwid Cries for Change: The Call for Transformative Governance At the start of the Aquino III administration At the DOLE, the President’s Social Contract back in 2010, the whole government faced the was embedded in the 22-Point Agenda on Labor challenge of reversing the country’s recent and Employment and eventually the Labor and history that has been plagued by calls for change Employment Plan 2011 to 2016 and under the towards inclusive growth within the context of DOLE Planning Tool which focused on “Inclusive good governance. Government was put to task Growth through Decent and Productive Work” with to ensure that growth to be inclusive has to be felt well-defined strategies that cover rights at work, by the common Filipino - “pagbabagong ramdam employment opportunities for all, social protection ni Juan at Juana.” and social dialogue. The LEP also recognized the importance of sustaining labor and employment As a response to this challenge, President outcomes and, thus, includes good governance Aquino III embarked on a platform of government strategies. With the overarching goal to “invest in grounded on a Social Contract with the Filipino our country’s top resource, our human resource, People – where he committed to address to make us more competitive and employable the cries for change and offered the people while promoting industrial peace based on social “transformational leadership that, among others, justice, this performance report captures how ensured that government will not merely conjure our efforts to overcome the country’s labor and economic growth statistics that our people know employment challenges have resulted to decent to be unreal to a government that prioritizes jobs” work outcomes. that adhere to the pillars of decent work or work that empowers the people and provides them with opportunities to rise above poverty. This commitment from the President is reflected in the Philippine Development Plan 2011 to 2016, where the thrust to “massively create jobs and reduce poverty” is embedded in each chapter. In pursuing this agenda, the Philippine Development Plan recognizes that together with physical investment, investment in the country’s human resources is key to sustained and broad-based growth. Investments therefore are deemed essential particularly for basic social services as well as stronger social safety nets and social protection against shocks together with convergent and multi-sectoral efforts toward employment generation for both wage workers and the self-employed. MAS MARAMING NATULUNGANG MAGKA-TRABAHO Mas maraming trabaho Between 2010-2016, or for six years, the DOLE intensified employment facilitation services to provide a highly accessible labor market information (LMI) system. Enhanced PhilJobnet. To improve its services as the national government LMI portal, the Enhanced PhilJobnet engaged private sector partners such as the business sector and academe in gathering labor market information as well as intensified its accreditation process to encourage more 7.0-M bakanteng trabahong companies to use the portal in posting vacancies. nakalap sa PhilJobNet It also moved away from only print media to using kumpara sa 0.4-M quad-media including an Android application so that any Filipino jobseeker can access information on in-demand jobs anywhere in the archipelago as long as they have a mobile phone and internet connection. With these new features, jobseekers had access to a wider range of information on job opportunities with PhilJobNet posting 7.0 million job vacancies from July 2010 - June 2016 compared to 0.4 million in 2005 - June 2010. The wealth of information encouraged more jobseekers to use the portal as evident with the rise in applicants registered from 1.151 million applicants in July 2010 - June 2016, compared to 44,761 in 2005 - June 2010. 1.151-M aplikanteng nai-rehistro kumpara sa 44,761 10 Public Employment Services. Public Employment facilitation services, such as job search assistance, are implemented by the DOLE through the network of Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) in key municipalities, cities, and provinces of the country. The PESOs locate where the jobs are, receive and screen applicants; and refer the qualified to employers for placement. The DOLE provides technical supervision and jobseekers assistance to PESOs through capability building, monitoring, and a system of incentives and 7.337-M kwalipikadong aplikante rewards resulting to 415 institutionalized PESOs na nagkatrabaho compared to 65. kumpara 3.464-M With a stronger network of PESOs, qualified SMEs. Pamphlets on Household Service Worker, jobseekers referred for placement reached CNC Machinist, and Guidance Counselor have 10.274-M from July 2010 - June 2016 compared to also been developed. For 2014, nine (9) Career 4.628-M (2005 - June 2010). Of this total, 8.337- Information Pamphlets featuring Green Jobs and M were employed compared to the 3.464-M. 3 sugar-related occupations were developed. Helping the PESOs is the 126 Networks of Further, the issuance by the Department of Guidance Counselors, with 6,312 members both Education (DepEd) of an order embodying a policy from public and private schools disseminating for the nationwide conduct of Career Guidance labor market information and in guiding students Week every July has helped strengthened the their career choices. It may be noted that DOLE DOLE’s initiative to promote smooth school-to- started with only 62 networks consisting of 2,350 work transition. DOLE sees that mainstreaming members in 2011. career guidance in the school curriculum can raise awareness on the value or ethics of work among The Career Guidance Advocacy Program aims to kids in school. provide students with timely and accurate labor market information (e.g, in demand jobs and skills The first simultaneous nationwide conduct of the shortages) to guide them in making informed Career Guidance Week was held in 2013. career choices/decisions. The program is one of the joint initiatives in addressing job-skills TESDA and CHEDs Career Ambassadors mismatch under the Human Development and representing different professions or occupations Poverty Reduction Cluster. participate in CGAP activities, including career talks, during and beyond Career Guidance Week. Several LMI publications had been published and disseminated to the ROs, PESOs, schools In addition, a Career Guidance Advocates Plan and network of guidance counselors, and career 2013-2016 has been drafted to support industry advocates: roadmaps with human resource development strategies intended to prepare and harness skills The JobsFit LMI Report 2013-2020, developed and talents for present and future requirements