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The Labor Code of the Philippines governs employment practices and labor relations in the Philippines. It also identifies the rules and standards regarding employment such as pre-employment policies, labor conditions, wage rate, work hours, employee benefits, and termination of employees.
The most serious issues surrounding these native forests have resulted in a socio-economic consideration as well as conservation problems. [4] While viewing this issue in another light, conservationists are claiming that logging has already made too big of an impact to turn back. [ 4 ]
Under the centralised forest management regime of Ferdinand Marcos between 1970 and 1980, annual deforestation was particularly high at 300,000 hectares. [5] As a result of this deforestation, the Philippines had one of the highest forest losses in the Asia-Pacific region at the turn of the century. [12]
A green-collar worker is a worker who is employed in an environmental sector of the economy. [1] Environmental green-collar workers (or green jobs) satisfy the demand for green development. Generally, they implement environmentally conscious design, policy, and technology to improve conservation and sustainability. [2]
The Department of Labor and Employment (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleo; [2] DOLE) is one of the executive departments of the Philippine government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and services, and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch in the field of labor and employment.
Article 99 of the Labor Code of the Philippines stipulates that an employer may go over but never below minimum wage. Paying below the minimum wage is illegal. [10] The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards is the body that sets the amount for the minimum wage. In the Philippines, the minimum wage of a worker depends on where he works.
Kampihan ng mga Maralita at Manggagawa (English: Alliance of the Poor and Workers), commonly referred to as Kamanggagawa (lit. ' Co-workers ' or ' Fellow workers '), is a political party in the Philippines dedicated to advocating for workers' rights and comprehensive labor reforms. Founded in 2024, the party is chaired by Alex S. Arellano and ...
Polo y servicio was the forced labor system without compensation [1] imposed upon the local population in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period. [2] In concept, it was similar to Repartimiento, a forced labor system used in the Spanish America. [3] The word polo refers to community work, and the laborer was called polista. [4]