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The Philippine government has labeled labor union members as communists or terrorists, an accusation that puts groups and individuals at risk of violence and harassment. [21] Red-tagging hampers workers right to organize [22] and threatens labor rights in the Philippines. [21]
Article 99 of the Labor Code of the Philippines stipulates that an employer may go over but never below minimum wage. Paying below the minimum wage is illegal. [10] The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards is the body that sets the amount for the minimum wage. In the Philippines, the minimum wage of a worker depends on where he works.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 8, 1933, by virtue of Act No. 4121 of the Philippine Legislature. It was renamed as the Ministry of Labor and Employment in 1978. The agency was reverted to its original name after the People Power Revolution in 1986. [4]
The Philippine House Committee on Labor and Employment, or House Labor and Employment Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Jurisdiction [ edit ]
Labor, employment and human resource development; Maintenance of industrial peace; Promotion of employer-employee cooperation; Labor education, standards and statistics; Organization of the labor market including recruitment, training and placement of workers and exports of human resources; Foreign workers in the Philippines
The NLRC part of the Department of Labor and Employment where its policies and programs [2] are coordinated. The commission dates back to the commonwealth period, when the contract labor law act was passed in the United States Congress on January 23, 1885, it was then implemented in the Philippines on June 6, 1899.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA; Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Empleo sa Ibayong-dagat [2]) was an agency of the government of the Philippines responsible for opening the benefits of the overseas employment program of the Philippines. It is the main government agency assigned to monitor and supervise overseas ...
Ruth Dueñas (December 2, 1959 - January 23, 1983) - Ruth Dueñas was a Davao City based labor organizer with the Concerned Citizens for Justice and Peace (CCJP), a human rights organization which Catholic nuns had helped organize. She helped labor unions in organizing strikes and protests, and brought food and basic necessities to workers on ...