by magnolia_eic | Mar 2, 2011 | Headlines, National News
GISEGURO sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) nga gihimoan nila og pamaagi
aron makakuha og trabaho ang mga Pinoy nga nibakwit gikan sa Libya.
Matud pa ni Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, nakipag-tambayayong na sila sa European
Chamber aron mahibaw-an ang mga skills sa mga Pinoy nga matang-tang sa Libya.
Gipahayag ni Baldoz nga interesado ang European Chamber nga kuhaon ang serbisyo sa
mga mamumuong Pinoy.
Samtang miabot na sa 628 ka mga Pinoy ang nakaule sa nasud gikan sa Libya.
Base sa talaan sa Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Action Center, pinaka-
uwahi niini ang 51 ka Pinoy nga niabot sa nasud ganinang buntag.
Sa pagkakaron, moadto sa Greece ang Greek vessel nga Ionian Queen nga gi-abangan
sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) aron kuhaon ang uban pang Pinoy gikan Libya nga
gustong mopaule sa nasud. (ecbPIABohol)
by magnolia_eic | Feb 24, 2011 | Headlines, National News
THE government has stopped the deployment of Filipino workers in Libya, Yemen and
Bahrain, Malacañang said yesterday.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE) has deferred the processing of employment contracts of Filipinos bound for these
countries.
“On the part of DOLE, we are making sure that before we send out any workers abroad, the
places that they are going to will guarantee their safety,” he said.
Lacierda said the government is ready to repatriate Filipinos from these countries if
necessary. “We are preparing for that just in case,“ he said.
“There are contingency protocols in place already as we have experienced in Egypt, so we
are prepared for that.”
Lacierda said protocols are already in place in case the tensions escalate, and that exit points
by land and air, as well as evacuation centers, have already been prepared. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Aug 5, 2010 | Headlines, National News
Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda on Tuesday said Malacañang is aware that public interest is involved in the dispute between Philippine Airlines (PAL) and its pilots so that it has taken cognizance of the problem and ordered multi-agency mediation efforts.
Lacierda however clarified that the dispute is still at a point where it can be settled amicably without the need for laying out the basis of government intervention for reasons of national interest.
“Under the Labor Code, the secretary of labor can step into a particular controversy by way of national interest,” Lacierda said but stressed that the PAL-pilots’ row will be settled mutually.
In a Palace news briefing, Lacierda said the overriding concern of President Benigno S. Aquino III in ordering a meeting between PAL pilots and the management with facilitation by some Cabinet secretaries, is the interest of the riding public and some sectors of the economy who will be severely affected should the impasse continue.
President Aquino has ordered Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa and the secretaries of the Department of Transport and Communication (DOTC), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to meet today with PAL representatives to get to the bottom of the issue.
A number of PAL flights have been cancelled due to the dispute, which started when 25 pilots decided to move to higher paying jobs abroad. In the last two days alone, PAL had cancelled regional and domestic flights after 13 captains and 12 first officers resigned their posts to join Airlines abroad that offered more lucrative deals.
The President reminded both the management of PAL and the pilots who sought resignation that they have an obligation to the public. (PIA-Bohol)
by anyajulia | Oct 20, 2008 | Headlines, National News
The employment situation for Filipino workers abroad remains bright, said Labor Secretary Marianito Roque, as he allayed worries of possible massive displacements of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) because of the global financial crisis.
According to Roque, despite the slowdown of the world economy and the US financial crisis, the deployment of OFWs continues to grow.
Roque also stressed that DOLE has not received any indication or any reports from their 37 labor offices abroad of any reduction in the requirement for Filipino overseas workers.
Based on reports, Middle East is still growing in terms of employment opportunities, and so is Canada, and Australia.
DOLE is also looking at France, Norway and New Zealand as new markets that would be needing the services of Filipinos. (PIA/Bohol)
