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Employees of the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) along with personnel from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) participated in the biggest earthquake drill in Metro Manila.
Dubbed “Metro Manila Shakedrill” or #MMshakedrill on social media, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), with multi-sector cooperation from schools, businesses, government agencies, and religious organizations held the earthquake drill last July 30, 2015.
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In connection with the 2015 National Disaster Consciousness Month, the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) conducted an emergency awareness video presentation last June 29, 2015 at the ILS Conference Room.
In accordance with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s theme “Pamilya at Pamayanang Handa, Katuwang sa Pag-Unlad ng Bansa,” ILS kicks off the coming month of July by screening informative videos highlighting the importance of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management as provided by Republic Act 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Reduction and Management Act of 2010.
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The Inter-Agency Committee on Research and Statistical Matters (IAC-RSM) proceeded with the second leg of a series of capacity-building activities for the technical staff of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on July 16, 2015.
More than 20 DOLE staff dealing with research and statistical matters participated in the training on statistical data generation and formatting, which was organized by the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS).
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The Institute for Labor Studies organized a workshop on Philippine Employment Projections Modelling from July 27 to 31 for the technical staff of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), with technical and funding support from the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Technical staff of DOLE underwent an intensive training-workshop in data generation, using STATA, a statistical software. The workshop is a continuation of a project, which started in 2010 as an effort to form the basis for the formulation of employment creation targets as reflected in the Philippine Labor and Employment Plan (LEP) 2011-2016.
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On June 22-23, 2015, technical staff of the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) and other offices and attached agencies of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) participated in a training on statistical analysis using Stata. The training is in preparation for the updating of the Philippine Employment Projections Model (PEPM), in partnership with the International Labour Organisation (ILO).