The Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) welcomes eight (8) On-the-Job-Trainees (OJT) for the summer of 2016.
The Institute for Labor Studies welcomes three (3) Department of Labor and Employment-Government Internship Program (DOLE-GIP) interns to its workplace this year.
The Philippines retains its stature of being a moderately free economy according to the latest results from the Index of Economic Freedom. The index was the subject of discussion and analysis in the ILS Philippine Performance Report released last February 5, 2016 and was based on the 2016 report provided by the Heritage Foundation.
The January Round of the 2016 Labor Force Survey (LFS) released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed the national employment rate is 94.2%.
While the three key regions, namely, Central Luzon (92.5%), CALABARZON (92.5%), and National Capital Region (NCR) (93.1%) had employment rates lower than the national figure, other regions posted higher employment rates: Cagayan Valley (97%), MIMAROPA (95.9%), Cordillera Administrative Region (95.7%), and Eastern Visayas (95.3%).
In its report submitted to the DOLE-Planning Service, the Institute for Labor Studies has already completed initial consultations with target clients in relation to its target 15 researches for 2016.