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Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said a ban would only worsen the situation.


"Imposing a ban would only force our workers to enter UAE illegally which would expose them to greater danger," she said. 


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                    [Title] => 81 deported Pinoys arrive from Malaysia
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The deportees, accompanied by 11 Malaysian officials, were immediately brought to the local office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to have their documents processed.


After meeting with DSWD officials, the Malaysian team flew back to Malaysia.


Saturday’s arrival is part of regular commercial ferries for Filipinos arrested in Malaysia’s ongoing crackdown against illegal aliens.


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                    [Summary] => At least 30,000 jobs overseas are in peril after more than 600 recruitment agencies were suspended for not being able to comply with a new rule of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).


"About 30,000 job orders are on hold at the moment since 616 agencies have been suspended for their failure to comply with the 2002 POEA rules and regulations," a source in the recruitment industry said yesterday.


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                    [Title] => Pinoy na nagka-SARS sa Taiwan babayaran
                    [Summary] => Tatanggap ng $100,000 benepisyo ang mga manggagawang Pilipino na nasawi sa Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) habang bibigyan naman ng $500 hanggang $5,000 ang mga nasuring may killer virus. 


Kinumpirma ni acting Labor Secretary Manuel Imson na nagpalabas ng abiso ang Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) hinggil sa pagbibigay ng mga benepisyo sa lahat ng mga OFW na nahawahan ng SARS habang ang mga ito ay nasa trabaho sa Taiwan.


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                    [Title] => Metro workers to get P30 COLA
                    [Summary] => The government has approved a P30-emergency cost of living allowance (ECOLA) for workers in Metro Manila, acting Labor Secretary Manuel Imson announced yesterday.


Imson said the financial grant, to be implemented in two stages, was ratified by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) through Wage Order No. 9.


Labor officials said the new ECOLA was the "best package"the government could give given the prevailing economic conditions.


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LABOR SECRETARY MANUEL IMSON

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Imson said the financial grant, to be implemented in two stages, was ratified by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) through Wage Order No. 9.


Labor officials said the new ECOLA was the "best package"the government could give given the prevailing economic conditions.


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DOLE rules out employment ban in UAE despite reports of abuse

By Mayen Jaymalin | August 29, 2005 - 12:00am

Filipinos will not be banned from working in the United Arab Emirates despite reports of abuses against Filipino workers in that Persian Gulf country, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday. Labor...

Headlines

81 deported Pinoys arrive from Malaysia

By Roel Pareño | March 15, 2005 - 12:00am

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Eighty-one Filipinos deported by Malaysia arrived in this port city aboard a commercial ferry on Saturday. The deportees, accompanied by 11 Malaysian officials, were immediately brought to...

Headlines

30,000 jobs threatened by OFW recruitment mess

By Mayen Jaymalin | June 14, 2003 - 12:00am

At least 30,000 jobs overseas are in peril after more than 600 recruitment agencies were suspended for not being able to comply with a new rule of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). "About...

Headlines

Pinoy na nagka-SARS sa Taiwan babayaran

June 8, 2003 - 12:00am

Tatanggap ng $100,000 benepisyo ang mga manggagawang Pilipino na nasawi sa Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) habang bibigyan naman ng $500 hanggang $5,000 ang mga nasuring may killer virus. Kinumpirma ni...

Bansa

Metro workers to get P30 COLA

By Mayen Jaymalin | October 20, 2001 - 12:00am

The government has approved a P30-emergency cost of living allowance (ECOLA) for workers in Metro Manila, acting Labor Secretary Manuel Imson announced yesterday. Imson said the financial grant, to be implemented...

Headlines