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Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) released a series of videos in its official facebook account (www.facebook.com/ilsdoleofficial) highlighting its key accomplishments to mark its 33rd founding anniversary.

Manila – Officials of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) participated in a recent online government consultation meeting led by the International Labor Organization (ILO) last July 22 via the Zoom online platform.

Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) recently launched a survey on bicycle use as an alternative transportation mode during the COVID19 pandemic, following an online consultation meeting with researchers from the Labor and Social Relations Research Division (LSRRD) and cyclists/cycling enthusiasts from its employees last July 21 via the Zoom online platform.

Manila – Researchers from the Institute for Labor Studies conducted an online brownbag session to consolidate its efforts for the launch of a series of online advocacy webinars in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The remote session was concluded last July 7 via the Zoom meeting platform.

In attendance were Advocacy and Publication (APD) Chief Reinerio A. Alba, Workers Welfare Research Division (WWRD) Chief Maria Isabel D. Artajo, Employee Research Division (ERD) Acting Chief Paulina Kim C. Pacete, and Labor and Social Relations Research Division (LSRRD) Acting Chief Miraluna S. Tacadao.

Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies successfully completed the conduct an external audit for its ISO 9001:2015 surveillance 2 audit. The online audit was conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams last July 28 and was attended by all employees of the Institute.

The audit began with an opening meeting where the opening remarks was delivered by ILS Executive Director Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba. She also introduced external auditors from SOCOTEC Certification International, Ms. Czaharina Buaquena and Ms. Merce Flores who conducted the surveillance 2 audit.

Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) conducted its very first remote General Assembly via Zoom last July 9, 2020 led by Executive Director Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba and Acting Deputy Executive Director Patrick P. Patriwirawan, Jr.

The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) recently reconstituted its Project Team for the Public Campaign for “Safe and Fair Migration in the ASEAN Region,” with the issuance of Administrative Order No. 07-A Series of 2020 in line with the effectivity of Implementation Agreement No. 40281447 between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) Executive Director Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba has approved the drafted 2020 Gender and Development (GAD) Plan and Budget of the ILS-GAD committee submitted by its current chair Ms. Malorie Joy O. Mones this June.

The said plan, which takes into consideration the changes brought about by COVID-19 pandemic situation, was created in line with the National Budget Circular No. 580, s. 2020 and Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Memorandum Circular 2020-03 and for submission to PCW through its Gender Mainstreaming Monitoring System (GMMS).

The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) management, through its Quality Management Systems (QMS) Committee, and guided by Acting Deputy Director Patrick Patriwirawan, Jr. conducted its annual review of its QMS processes via Microsoft Teams video conferencing from June 15-23.

The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS), in compliance with Government Procurement Policy Board (GPBB) Resolution No. 09-2020, has adopted the electronic submission and receipt of bids for procurement modalities by providing an icon titled Online Submission of Bids (OSB) in the homepage of its official web site www.ils.dole.gov.ph.