The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is targeting to reduce child labor practices in the country by 30 percent this year.
In a statement, DOLE said it is part of the national government's campaign to eradicate child labor through various programs and projects.
The DOLE Region 4-A for in
From left: Director Rolly Francia, Arnel Ignacio, and Tuesday Niu
This Saturday, Oh My Job (OMJ) on center stage is Director Geraldine “Deng” Panlilio Regional Director, DOLE RO 3 (Central Luzon).
RD Deng will discuss which area in Region 3 has been hardly hit by typhoon Karding and which area
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has distributed a total of P31,461,051 to the Indigenous People (IP) in Cagayan Valley region in a move for them to avail government programs that include their livelihood.
On data forwarded to Manila Bulletin on Tuesday, Sept. 13, the DOLE-Regional Of
ZAMBOANGA CITY - At least 30 mothers of child laborers in the Zamboanga del Norte town of Roxas received livelihood starter kits and free scholarships on commercial cooking to augment their income, a labor official said Friday. Lawyer Roy Buenafe, the Department of Labor and Employment-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOLE-11) director, said the grant forms part of DOLE's Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) that provides beneficiaries with tools for their chosen livelihood projects. DILP seeks to contribute to poverty reduction and reduce risk vulnerability among low-income individuals either through emergency employment, and promotion of entrepreneurship and community enterprises. Buenafe said they tapped the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to provide the recipients of the livelihood kits with the needed skills training. "This gives them a head start on their chosen livelihood projects, which will hopefully augment their family's income," Buenafe said in a