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Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS), through the efforts of the ILS Employees Association (ILSEA) and Finance and Administrative Division (FAD), successfully concluded the 2nd year of its onsite flu and pneumonia inoculation program for all its employees last August 23 at the ILS offices in Intramuros, Manila.

Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba presided over the oathtaking of new employees in a two-part virtual ceremony held last July 1 and July 12 via Zoom. The ceremony was witnessed by all ILS employees.

Manila – Mr. Patrick Patriwirawan, Jr., chief of the Employment Research Division of ILS, was one of the key presenters during the 2021 Midyear Business Economics Briefing hosted by the University of Asia and the Pacific. The online forum with the theme, “Winners and Losers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on the Macroeconomy, Industry, Human Resources and Policy Initiatives,” was held last July 14 as a key initiative of the university’s Business Economics Club.

Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) gears up for its second webinar under its 2021 Advocacy Webinar series with the theme, “Resilience in Stride - Road to Employment Recovery and Adapting to the New Normal.”

Co-organized by the Employment Research Division and the Advocacy and Publications Division, the webinar, “Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling as a Labor Policy Analytical Tool,” is slated for online broadcast via Zoom on August 6.

The Institute for Labor Studies, represented by John Emmanuel B. Villanueva, Senior Labor and Employment Officer, delivered the Philippines’ report on the implementation of the country’s Green Jobs Law during the launch of the “Final Report of the Regional Study on Green Jobs Policy Readiness in ASEAN” held via Zoom on 09 July 2021.

The report addressed how the enactment of the Green Jobs Act supported the promotion of green jobs in the Philippines and how it helped in the acceleration of the greening of local vocational education and training systems.