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Police rescue 17 Malaysians from poor working conditions at Kawit, Cavite firm

May 15, 2023 - 3:00pm

"We will continue to work closely with our foreign counterparts to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone within our...

Headlines

Labor groups back probe into foreign workers, stress protection of their rights

By Artemio Dumlao | October 8, 2020 - 10:24am

Labor group Sentro said "our immediate response must come from the perspective of protecting the rights and welfare of foreign...

Headlines

Panel to study foreign embassy's request to let more workers into Philippines

By Alexis Romero | June 23, 2020 - 4:20pm

"If we craft a policy, while only one embassy made the request it should be equally applicable to all foreigners in our country,"...

Headlines

Palace: Government to study letting more foreign workers in for flagship projects

By Alexis Romero | June 22, 2020 - 8:28pm

"It is now being discussed. This was brought up by Secretary Meynard (Guevarra) of DOJ (Department of Justice) last Friday,"...

Headlines

New Qatar labor law to end employee sponsorship system

By Pia Lee-Brago | October 21, 2019 - 12:00am

A new labor law in Qatar will allow foreign workers, including Filipinos, to freely change jobs and leave the country without the approval of their employers, earning praise from the United Nations labor agency as...

Headlines

277 illegal foreign workers nabbed in Pasig business district

September 13, 2019 - 10:41am

The bureau said that 277 Chinese nationals were arrested in a raid led by the BI’s Fugitive Search Unit in Ortigas Center...

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DOLE idiniin ang awtoridad sa working permit ng dayuhan

By Doris Franche | August 20, 2019 - 12:00am

Nilinaw ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na sila lang ang may awtoridad na magbigay ng working permit sa mga dayuhang...

Bansa

Philippines regulates entry of foreign workers

By Mayen Jaymalin | July 15, 2019 - 12:00am

Due to security threats, the government is imposing additional requirement on foreigners intending to work in the country, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said over the weekend.

Nation

7,000 foreign workers face deportation

By Mayen Jaymalin | July 12, 2019 - 12:00am

At least 7,000 foreign workers, mostly Chinese employees with no permits, could soon be deported as the government starts...

Headlines

BIR, DOLE putting up database of foreign workers

By Mary Grace Padin | July 5, 2019 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) are planning to set up a database of all foreign nationals working in the country to effectively monitor their compliance in...

Business