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In fulfillment of the DOLE Research Agenda (2017-2022), the Institute for Labor Studies has produced 15 researches, in the areas of employment, migration, social protection, and labor relations, which were also presented during the 7th DOLE Research Conference on November 28-29, 2018 in Hotel Jen, Pasay City:
The theme of this year’s research conference is “Looking Inward and Thinking Forward in Achieving Decent Work for All” and aptly focuses on the assessment of the Department’s programs and policies of DOLE as they seek to tackle policy and implementation gaps and recommend possible courses of action to address them.
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The Institute for Labor Studies participated in the training for Speakers Bureau and Writers Bureau on Child Labor campaign as a member of the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC), the country’s anti-child labor network composed of representatives from various government agencies, civil society organizations, and workers’ organizations on November 19-21, 2018 at St. Giles Hotel in Makati City.
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The Institute for Labor Studies Acting Supervising Labor and Employment Officer John Emmanuel Villanueva presented the ILS skills-related researches of the Institute during the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) forum organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Ministry of Employment and Labor of the Republic of Korea, and Korea University of Technology and Education (KOREATECH) at Amari Watergate Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand last 19-20 November.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) presented their study “Underemployment in the Philippines” to representatives from the Department of Labor and Employment bureaus, services and attached agencies at the iLearn Conference Room in DOLE Building, General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila last November 22.
The two fundamental questions that the study investigated were: (I) what compels an individual to declare himself/herself to be underemployed; and (II) why has underemployment remained high. The study aims to contribute toward a better understanding of the status of underemployment in the country and to derive policy implications to help address it.
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BSBA Business Economics Interns from Adamson University received their Certificates of Completion for their internship from the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) through Acting Executive Director Ahmma Charisma Lobrin-Satumba:
The following students completed at least 300 hours of internship from ILS: Ms. Cherie Lou V. Bacsal, Ms. Angelita E. Caloyong, and Mr. Kenny Rommel S. Costillas.