The labor department reminded employers to settle any deferred holiday pay for employees between the period of April and November of this year until the year-end. ALSO READ: 10 Life-Changing Tips for OFWs to Better … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), is a membership institution formerly known as Welfare and Training Fund for Overseas Workers. As part of its … Read more
In light of the delayed release of results due to the backlog caused by the reimbursement issue between the Philippine Red Cross and PhilHealth, the government announced that it will stand by its mandate in providing … Read more
The fourth batch of the remains of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who passed away in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was flown back home on Friday, August 28. The chartered flight of the Philippine Airlines which arrived … Read more
This DOLE-AKAP program is the government’s way of showing that OFWs are not forgotten, despite the distance.
Employers who wish to test their employees for coronavirus will have to shoulder the payment for the testing, Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Saturday. This is not a mandatory … Read more
Everybody is struggling during this pandemic crisis, “Covid-19 Virus”. There are many of us OFWs who are having difficulties in trying to manage our expenses and think for ourselves and our families at home. The … Read more
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is calling for the deportation of an overseas Filipino worker in Taiwan for alleged cyber libel. The alleged caregiver employed in Yunlin County, Taiwan is facing charges of … Read more
In light of the ongoing community quarantine placed on Luzon initially, then followed by the declaration of a state of calamity on the entire Philippines, thousands of Filipinos are threatened of going without any source of income … Read more
The Department of Labor and Employment on Friday (February 14) has officially announced that it will resume deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to Kuwait after both parties have reached an agreement regarding the protection and safety … Read more