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LABOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY REYDELUZ CONFERIDO

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Working conditions improve despite rise in unemployment

By Mayen Jaymalin | September 16, 2009 - 12:00am

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday that the number of jobless Filipinos increased to 2.9 million in July, apparently due to the lingering effects of the global financial crisis.

Headlines

High school, college students can find work under new law

April 18, 2009 - 12:00am

High school and college students can now look forward to employment in government and private companies even before they graduate.

Headlines

DOLE prepares for biggest, longest job fair in May

By Mayen Jaymalin | March 28, 2009 - 12:00am

Lots of jobs and other incentives await workers on Labor Day.

Headlines

NSO: Number of unemployed nears three million

By Mayen Jaymalin | March 17, 2009 - 5:38pm

MANILA, Philippines -- The global economic crisis pushed the number of unemployed Filipinos to nearly three million in January, the National Statistic Office (NSO) reported today.

DOLE: No mass layoffs for Metro workers

By Mayen Jaymalin | November 4, 2008 - 12:00am

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) assured Metro Manila workers yesterday that there would be no mass closures ...

Metro

LOCAL NEWS: DOLE assures no mass retrenchment of workers

By Mayen Jaymalin | November 3, 2008 - 3:44pm

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today assured that there will be no massive closure of commercial establishments ...

Metro pay hike just P27/day

By Mayen Jaymalin | August 6, 2001 - 12:00am

Workers in Metro Manila may not get more than a P27 increase in their daily minimum pay. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) records showed that for the past 10 years, increases have not gone beyond P27, or...

Headlines