CEBU CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment-Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has intensified its efforts to eliminate child labor in Negros Oriental (NegOr).
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental yesterday said not all micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are exempted from the
HAZARDOUS JOB. A man from the electric cooperative wears a hard hat while clearing vegetation in a local neighborhood in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. The Department of Labor and Employment in the province reported that many establishments were found to have violated occupational safety and health standards. (PNA photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental on Monday called on establishments to comply with the mandated Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards or face possible penalties and sanctions. DOLE-Negros Oriental provincial director Ma. Teresa Tanquiamco said her office has been monitoring and inspecting establishments since March this year, following the easing of quarantine restrictions due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "We were inspecting these establishments on the implementation of the minimum daily wage, health and safety, and other labor laws, and we found out in the process th
JOBSEEKERS. Applicants flock to a local job fair in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental in this undated photo. The DOLE in the province on Tuesday (May 31, 2022) said it is awaiting the Implementing Rules and Regulations for the recently approved PHP31 minimum daily wage hike in Central Visayas. (File photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here on Tuesday said the recently approved PHP31 across-the-board wage increase will be retroactive if establishments cannot implement it immediately in the absence of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). Ma. Teresa Tanquiamco, who heads the DOLE in Negros Oriental and Siquijor, told the Philippine News Agency that they are still awaiting the IRR after the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB-7) in Central Visayas approved the wage adjustment recently. "Following its approval, the effectivity will be on June 14, or 15 days after publication of the wage orders in a paper