TITLE: Making a better and safer workplace for Filipino workers.

AUTHOR: TUCP

KEY INFO: The trade union congress of the Philippines and Japan international labor foundation held a program focusing on enhancing workplace health and safety standards for Filipino workers.

TITLE: General Santos, Davao Occidental suspend work, classes to allow safety checks

AUTHOR: Ferdinand Zuasola

KEY INFO: In Davao Oriental, the General Santos Mayor Lorelie Pacquiao suspended office work in City Hall to facilitate and investigate the buildings after having a huge earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.8, which were also impacted other parts of Mindanao.

TITLE: DOLE inspectors to check safety of quake-hit workplaces in Mindanao

AUTHOR: Christia Marie Ramos

KEY INFO: In Mindanao, labor inspectors have been deployed to areas hit by the 6.5-magnitude earthquake to inspect the compliances and establishes. The Department of Labor Employment has provide assistance to the affected employers by the earthquake.

TITLE: Safe water, decent work in BARMM amid COVID-19

AUTHOR: International Labour Organization

KEY INFO: In Maguindanao, over hundreds of households has now better access with water. The water system, built under the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project provided jobs to local residents, indigenous peoples, and members of the Timanan Central Elementary School (TCES) Parent Teacher Association as community contractors.

TITLE: One Mindanao: 37 ka personahe sa Public Safety and Security Office sa Davao City, gitanggal

AUTHOR: Jandi Esteban, One Mindanao

KEY INFO: 37 job workers from the Public Safety and Security Office in Davao City were terminated from work because they tested positive for illegal drugs. Most of the workers that were tested positive works for civil security, which are the ones who keep things in order and a peaceful environment in the city. 

TITLE: Five deaths in Mindanao due to southwest monsoon, LPA

AUTHOR: ANC 24/7

KEY INFO: Philippine Disaster Officials has confirmed 5 deaths in Mindanao due to the southwest monsoon and LPA the disaster has affected the some of the workers environment unabling them to work.

TITLE: Labor Movement

AUTOR: Ricardo Levins Morales

KEY INFO: When workers team up to change things like salary, working hours, and workers' safety, you can describe their group action as a labor movement.

TITLE: The Mindanao jobs challenge

AUTHOR: BusinessWorldTV

KEY INFO: Mindanao is the second-largest island in the Philippines. This video tells us that Mindanao has great potential in agriculture, but it also accounts for 1/3 of the country’s poor. As this issue continues, the World Bank has given us three (3) suggestions. With these suggestions, it can make the lives of every farmer much easier.

TITLE: Boosters shots for fully vaxxed tourism workers commences

AUTHOR: Adobo Magazine

KEY INFO: The Department of Tourism (DOT) said that tourism workers from Davao will receive booster shots as an added protection against the threat of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

TITLE: #Life Vlog 76 // Filipino Construction Changing Davao City Philippines

AUTHOR: Garry Kneale

KEY INFO: In the vlog titled “#Life Vlog 76 // Filipino Construction Changing Davao City Philippines” by Garry Kneale, the vlogger showcases the rapid development and transformation of Davao City due to various ongoing construction projects. He highlights how new infrastructure, including buildings and road developments, is reshaping the city’s landscape, making it more modern and accessible. Garry provides personal commentary on the positive impact of these changes on the economy and overall lifestyle in Davao, emphasizing the city’s growth potential and its rising appeal as a hub for business and tourism.

TITLE: Content | Philippine Statistics Authority | Republic of the Philippines

KEY INFO: This statistics shows the results of the rider question from the Occupational Safety and Health Center on the compliance to safety and health control measures in the working environment. Also, the statistics has shown that Davao region recorded highest proportion of establishments within the region that implemented OSH policies/programs at 95.9 percent.

TITLE: Visayas and Mindanao island-wide tripartite consultations and workshop on the proposed amendments of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards

AUTHOR: International Labour Organization

KEY INFO: The Department of Labor Employment has gathered workers and safety practitioners from Mindanao to attend a dialogue and consultation workshop to review existing Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS) regulations. The OSHS, is the DOLE's tool for promoting and maintaining a safe and conducive workplace so that workers or employers are protected.

TITLE: Growing Bangsamoro with Social Justice and Decent Work

AUTHOR: Balay Mindanaw Foundation, Inc.

KEY INFO: Social enterprises in ARMM tackle local social, environmental, and cultural issues while creating jobs and ensuring sustainable income. They support the SDGs, ILO’s Decent Work Agenda, and Ambisyon 2040. The ILO’s Social and Solidarity Economy promotes these efforts, focusing on inclusion and sustainability. ARMM supports skills development and entrepreneurship, with local governments encouraged to foster social enterprises. Policy dialogues highlight the need for collaboration, inclusive finance, and regional development for sustainable growth.

TITLE: Minimum wage for non-regular employees? [English Podcast]

AUTHOR: ATTY. Jericho Del Puerto

KEY INFO: The podcast talks about whether it is required to pay contractual employees minimum wage or not.

TITLE: PAASE Webinar: Decent Work and Economic Growth - Reflections on the Science and Business of Bamboos

AUTHOR: PAASE Official

KEY INFO: mostly, manual activities that limit efficiency and value addition along the value change, uneven income capture for CV stakeholders. Women participate in the more time consuming activities, along the value chain, Local artesian get less credit for their under of science than they deserve.

TITLE: Undermining Worker's Rights

AUTHOR: Amnesty International

KEY INFO: This research paper focuses on workers rights at work in Dinagat Island in the Mindanao. It examines labour practices in the nickel mining sector and is focused particularly on wages, including health insurance.