Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) gears up for its second webinar under its 2021 Advocacy Webinar series with the theme, “Resilience in Stride – Road to Employment Recovery and Adapting to the New Normal.”
Co-organized by the Employment Research Division and the Advocacy and Publications Division, the webinar, “Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling as a Labor Policy Analytical Tool,” is slated for online broadcast via Zoom on August 6.
The Institute for Labor Studies, represented by John Emmanuel B. Villanueva, Senior Labor and Employment Officer, delivered the Philippines’ report on the implementation of the country’s Green Jobs Law during the launch of the “Final Report of the Regional Study on Green Jobs Policy Readiness in ASEAN” held via Zoom on 09 July 2021.
The report addressed how the enactment of the Green Jobs Act supported the promotion of green jobs in the Philippines and how it helped in the acceleration of the greening of local vocational education and training systems.
Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) presented the results of its Gap Analysis on ILO Convention 190 during a roundtable discussion (RTD) held last July 6 via Zoom.
The RTD with the theme, “A Workers’ Forum: Where are we on ILO Convention 190 Ratification in the Philippines?,” was convened in partnership with the International Labour Organization, Nagkaisa labor coalition, SENTRO (Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa) and the Department of Labor and Employment.
The Institute for Labor Studies’ (ILS) Information Systems Strategic Plan for the Fiscal Years 2021-2023 (ISSP FY 2021-2023) has been endorsed to the Department of Budget Management (DBM) by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies’ John Emmanuel B. Villanueva, Acting Chief of the Employment Research Division, won the 2nd prize in the Young Researchers Competition for his presentation titled, “Political Dynasties and Human Development Investments: Evidence of Linkage from Rizal Province, Philippines.”
Mr. Villanueva presented his Master of Public Administration (MPA) thesis on political dynasties during the “Spatial Dimension of Sustainable Development” Session of the 13th World Congress of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) held on 28 May 2021.
Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies successfully completed the conduct an external audit for its ISO 9001:2015 re-certification. The online audit was conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams last July 22 and was attended by all employees of the Institute.
Manila – ILS Executive Director Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba joined a select delegation from the Department of Labor and Employment that represented the Philippines in the 109th Session of the International Labor Conference (ILC).
Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies continues with its commitment to multi-sectoral engaged policy discussion through its i-Gov series via its 2nd episode for the year featuring a more in-depth discussion of its “Bike to Work” survey last June 4 via the Zoom online platform.
The research “Bike to Work: A Survey on Use of Bike in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic” was discussed in details by Miraluna S. Tacadao, Acting Chief Labor and Employment Officer (LEO), and Ivan Cassidy F. Villena, Senior LEO, both from the Institute’s Labor and Social Relations Research Division (LSRRD).
Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies paid tribute to one of its long-time serving employee during its celebration of the Pride month last June 25, which was conducted online via Zoom.
Outgoing Workers Welfare Research Division Chief Maria Isabel D. Artajo was lauded by her ILS colleagues, bosses, and DOLE Senior Officials alike for her numerous contributions to the Institute and her service to the public, particularly for passionately pushing for policies through research that promote meaningful change for the Filipino workforce.
Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies joined the nation in celebrating the 123rd Philippine Independence Day last June 12, alongside the celebration of the World Day Against Child Labor (WDACL).
This year’s World Day Against Child Labour was celebrated with a “Week of Action against Child Labor” from 10-17 June 2021. Throughout this special week, events and activities around the world provided an opportunity to discuss the new ILO-UNICEF global estimates and trends on child labor and showcased progress on the implementation of International Year “2021 Action Pledges.”
