Manila – Institute for Labor Studies OIC-Executive Director Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba was one of the resource speakers during the 12th Executive Labor Updates session held last October 5 at the ECOP Boardroom, Employees Compensation Commission Bldg. in Makati City.
The event sponsored by the Employers Confederation of the Philippines focused on the topic, “Compressed Work Week and Other Alternative Working Arrangements: Productive or Disruptive?”
The ILS Design Thinking Olympics is now in full swing and has engaged six regional offices of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
The six participating DOLE regional offices are the National Capital Region, and Regions III, IV-A, VI, VII, and XI.
The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS), through its Workers Welfare Division, is set to conduct a national sectoral consultation on its research, “Gap Analysis of Key OSH Conventions”. The consultation will be held on 03 October 2017, at The Bayleaf Hotel, Intramuros, Manila.
The Institute for Labor Studies has released its report on the results of the July 2017 LFS round, which indicated some decent work gains, particularly in terms of generating quality employment.
The report discusses employment gains in public administration, construction, manufacturing, and IT-BPM related sectors. It also shows that while employment contracted by 1.9% year-on-year (from 40.954 million in July 2016 to 40.170 million in July 2017), underemployment rate notably eased to 16.3% from 17.4% over the same period.
Manila –The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) took part in the regional dialogue, “Green growth for jobs and social inclusion: making the case for a just transition in Asia,” held last September 25-27 at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Malate, Manila.
Manila – Institute for Labor Studies OIC-Executive Director Atty. Mary Grace L. Riguer served as the official representative of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) during the ASEAN Forum on Green Jobs Promotion held last September 14-15 at The Bazaar Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
Atty. Riguer moderated Session II of the forum with the theme, “Experiences Sharing: Our Transition to Greener Business,” where a panel of business leaders from Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam talked about their sustainability solutions.
The research paper of ILS Chief Labor and Employment Officer, Brenalyn A. Peji, was published in the September 2017 issue of the Samudra Report, which is the tri-annual publication of the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF).
Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) joined the “Consultation Session on Low-Emission Development Strategy (LEDS) and Forum on Green Jobs” held on September 29 at the Tycoon Centre, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. The event was organized by the Philippine Business for the Environment (PBE).
Manila, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment Inter-Agency Committee on Research and Statistical Matters held its 3rd regular quarterly meeting last September 5 at the iLearn Conference Room of the Department’s Institute for Labor Studies, in Intramuros, Manila.
The Institute for Labor Studies sent Supervising Administrative Officer Benita A Cortez and Administrative Officer Yumi L. Baluyut to the “Seminar Workshop on HRD Policies and Programs for the New Human Resource Management Officers (HRMO) and HRMO-Designate” on 14-18 August 2017at The Bayleaf Hotel in Governor’s Drive, General Trias, Cavite.
