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Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the recognition given by the Queen of England to Filipino nurse Charito Romano makes Filipinos very proud.
FILE: Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III during a press conference on Thursday (Sept. 27, 2018), which is held at the DOLE main office in Intramuros, Manila.(PNA photo by Gil Calinga)
MANILA – As the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic impaired various industries around the world, Filipino workers here and abroad were not spared from its economic impact.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said close to 400,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have reunited with their families.
According to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, some 388,000 as of this week, were repatriated by the government through the assistance of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).
Published December 30, 2020, 7:51 AM
Millions of Filipino workers have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic this year.
The last Job Displacement Monitoring Report released by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) showed that as of Oct. 25, 3.4 million workers have been displaced by the pandemic.
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
These workers were adversely affected following the implementation of flexible work arrangements (FWAs) and temporary closure (TC) of 121,909 establishments from March 2020 to Oct. 25.
Of the 121, 909 establishments, 36,851 implemented FWAs affecting 1,488,285 workers. The 86,954 establishments that implemented temporary closure, on the other hand, affected 2,094,036 workers.
The report also showed that a total of 285,650 workers have been displaced nationwide from 17,300 establishments from January 2020 to October.
Published December 21, 2020, 3:36 PM
Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the 13th month pay has to be given in cash.
“It has to be in cash, not in kind, that will be given to employees,” he said in a forum on Dec. 16.
The Labor chief also reminded employers in the private sector of the Dec. 24 deadline for the 13
th month pay.
“Dec. 24 is already near. It is the deadline of the payment of the 13th month pay for workers,” said Bello.
“As long as they worked for at least one month, they are entitled to 13th month pay that has to be paid on or before Dec. 24,” he added.