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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should ramp up efforts to encourage employers to adopt telecommuting work arrangements in their respective organizations to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19 among employees, said Senator Joel Villanueva. “Telecommuting will help minimize the risk of spreading diseases such as COVID-19 by reducing the need for workers to […]
Senator Joel Villanueva on Labor Day paid tribute to the resilience and sacrifices of Filipino workers as he expressed his continued commitment to advocate for the country’s labor sector by plugging loopholes in the bureaucracy that allow the influx of illegal foreign workers in the country. “In the hearings we conducted, we’ve laid out how […]
Senator Joel Villanueva emphasized that the safety and health of workers in their workplaces is a paramount concern as he discussed the provisions of the newly-passed law that he principally authored in a summit held in Balanga City, Bataan. Republic Act 11058 calls for strengthening compliance with Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards and providing […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the signing of Republic Act No. 11058 or An Act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS) that seeks to amend the 41-year old Labor Code of the Philippines which, at present, does not declare unlawful violations of occupational safety and health (OSH) standards. “The signing of OSHS bill […]