Labor thinktank Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) battles head-to-head with other climate change adaptation teams nationwide in friendly competition at the 1st Albay Eco-Challenge on October 25.
The ILS team, with its Green Workplaces advocacy is composed of eight employees of the ILS who are all geared up to run, bike, swim and struggle in a battle of endurance and wits in a series of physical and mental challenges set at the country’s first National Conference on Climate Change Adaptation.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) together with the Climate Change Commission and the National Youth Commission, pushed for the creation of “green jobs” to help increase employment opportunities while helping the country achieve sustainability.
During the “1st Philippine Green Jobs Conference” held at the SMX Convention Center last week, DOLE defined green jobs as jobs that reduce environmental impact, contribute to climate change solutions and result not only in environmental but also in economic and social benefits to the community and to the workers.
Researchers and staff of the Department of Labor and Employment DOLE’s policy research and advocacy have recently joined hands with Gawad Kalinga for its Social Enterprise Research Tour in Angat, Bulacan.
The GK Centre for Social Innovation in Angat, Bulacan or more popularly known as the GK Enchanted Farm is located at Barangay Encanto, Angat. Bulacan.
The Labor Department is coming up with new and creative ways to keep industrial peace.
On the occasion of its 76th anniversary, DOLE has thought of something mutually beneficial for workers and employers, and universally acceptable to the rest of society—planting trees.
Young jobseekers are most likely to opt for a green job. This was the consensus of youth delegates to the 1st Philippine Green Jobs Conference held at the SMX Convention Center in mid-August.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) together with the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and the National Youth Commission (NYC) pushed for the creation of “green jobs” to cultivate brighter careers for the GREENeration, which is short for the green generation—a common reference to today’s youth.