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Manila – The Institute for Labor Studies OIC-Executive Director Ma. Celeste M. Valderrama, presented a Stock Taking of the DOLE Inter-Agency Committee on Research and Statistical Matters’ (IAC-RSM) Accomplishments during its recently concluded 1st Strategic Planning Session last November 24-25 at the Bayleaf Hotel, Intramuros, Manila.
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The Institute for Labor Studies joined the celebration of World Day Against Child Labor (WDACL) last 8 November 2016 at St. Scholastica’s College, Manila. With a local theme “Walang Batang Naaabuso sa Paggawa ng Produkto,” the event underscored the importance of ending child labor in the supply chains.
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The Institute for Labor Studies joined the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) kick-off activity last 25 November 2016 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City, Manila. With the theme, “VAW-free community starts with me,” around 3,000 women’s rights advocates from different government and private organizations symbolically waved their orange handkerchiefs to counter all forms of gender-based violence.
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Manila – ILS researcher Miraluna S. Tacadao completes her paper titled, “Portability of Social Security Benefits in the APEC Region: An Examination of Social Security Agreements,” which will be presented in the DOLE Research Conference this December.
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Manila – Institute for Labor Studies researcher Maria Isabel D. Artajo’s paper titled “‘Should I stay or should I go too?: Understanding the employment aspirations and migration trajectories of left-behind children in the Philippines,” probed into the dynamics why despite high risks and uncertainties, many Filipinos still seek overseas employment.
The research tackled how prevalent overseas migration is in the Philippines, and how such a trend has lasted more than four decades by looking into globalization and its corresponding macro-processes.