Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday lauded the International Organization for migration IOM! and its partners" for coming out (ith the #ountry Migration Report )he $hilippines +,-" the IOM.s / rsat comprehensi%e migration pro / le of the country" and urges full use of the report to further enhance the country.s migration go%ernance0.
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday lauded the International Organization for migration IOM! and its partners" for coming out (ith the #ountry Migration Report )he $hilippines +,-" the IOM.s / rsat comprehensi%e migration pro / le of the country" and urges full use of the report to further enhance the country.s migration go%ernance0.
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday lauded the International Organization for migration IOM! and its partners" for coming out (ith the #ountry Migration Report )he $hilippines +,-" the IOM.s / rsat comprehensi%e migration pro / le of the country" and urges full use of the report to further enhance the country.s migration go%ernance0.
01-05 July 201 RO!OL"O !# ENAL$E% JR# &aldo' laud( IO) *or +r(t ,ountry )-.rat-on Report on $/ 0 ur.e( u(e o* report to *urt1er en1ance m-.rat-on .o2ernance Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday lauded the International Organization for Migration IOM! and its partners" notably the Scalabrini Migration #enter" $hilippine O%erseas Employment &dministration" and the #ommission on 'ilipinos O%erseas" for coming out (ith the #ountry Migration Report )he $hilippines *+,-" the IOM.s /rsat comprehensi%e migration pro/le of the country" and urges full use of the report to further enhance the country.s migration go%ernance0 In a 1eynote speech deli%ered during the launching of the report at the Mandarin Oriental 2otel" Baldoz said the #ountry Migration Report )he $hilippines *+,- is not merely a collection of migration data" but an account of the many real issues 'ilipino migrants face0 3)he report ta1es a signi/cant step for(ard in highlighting areas of study in the /eld of migration go%ernance that need to be analyzed to impro%e the institutional and policy frame(or1 on international migration all for the bene/t of our migrant (or1ers" their foreign employers" and the go%ernment"3 Baldoz said0 3I" therefore" recommend the report for general readership" especially to policy ma1ers" members of the academe" go%ernment agencies" migration sta1eholders" researchers" and the public to ma1e full use of the information in the report" more particularly the ma4or /ndings on migration trends" policy de%elopments" and impacts and recommendations in the area of migration go%ernance" mainstreaming migration in de%elopment policies and programs" and impro%ing migration statistics" institutional arrangements" and technological infrastructure"3 she added0 )he launching of the report (as attended by top o5cials of the IOM led by Marco Boasso" IOM $hilippines.s director and chief of mission to the $hilippines6 Secretary Imelda 7icolas of the #ommission on 'ilipinos O%erseas6 &dministrator 2ans Leo 80 #acdac of the $hilippine O%erseas Employment &dministration6 IOM Mission #oordinator and 7ational $rogram O5cer Ricardo #asco6 E9ecuti%e Director 'r0 :raziano Battistela of the Scalabrini Migration #enter6 representati%es of international migrant organizations ci%il society and non-go%ernment organizations6 and representati%es of other go%ernment agencies0 In her 1eynote address" Baldoz cited the strong partnership bet(een the IOM and the DOLE and its attached agencies on %arious programs and policies to(ards impro%ed migration go%ernance0 She said the IOM is a long-time 1ey partner in the DOLE.s campaign against illegal recruitment" human tra5c1ing" and irregular migration" and in the repatriation of O';s caught in emergency and crisis situations li1e (hat happened in Libya and Syria0 Baldoz particularly cited the IOM-DOLE partnership in the poor pro%inces of Masbate" &nti<ue" Maguindanao" and &gusan del Sur (here the IOM and the DOLE" together (ith other =7 #ountry )eam agencies" namely the International Labor Organization" =7I#E'" and =7'$&" de%eloped and implemented the three-year 8oint $rogramme->outh Employment and Migration" a three-year 4oint program on youth employment as alternati%e to migration0 )he program (as supported by the :o%ernment of Spain and funded under the MD: 'und0 3During the last three years" the 8$->EM has opened the door for young people in Masbate" &gusan del Sur" Maguindanao" and &nti<ue to employment opportunities" and pro%ided them %aluable alternati%es to (or1ing abroad" than1s to the IOM and other =7 #ountry )eam &gencies"3 said Baldoz0 &ccording to Baldoz" the IOM is a DOLE partner in pro%iding ser%ices and protection to O';s" and the preparation and completion of the report is" she said" another successful partnership bet(een the DOLE and the IOM in ensuring better protection and pro%iding better ser%ices and programs to labor migrants0 )he #ountry Migration Report )he $hilippines *+,- is an o?shoot of the hosting by the $hilippines of the Migration $ro/le ;or1shop in October *+,,0 &fter the (or1shop" the IOM supported the $hilippines in the de%elopment of the #ountry Migration $ro/le" (hich Secretary Baldoz appro%ed and endorsed (ith a marching order to all DOLE agencies to pro%ide full cooperation and support to(ards the pro4ect.s completion0 2 2 3)he report is an e9tremely important publication to all of us0 &s a country 1no(n to be a prominent origin of labor and permanent migrants" (e o(e our people an integrated account of migration @o(s" programs and ser%ices" as (ell as issues and challenges (e face in a most transparent (ay"3 Baldoz e9plained0 In hailing the report" Baldoz said the $hilippines is grateful to the IOM for highlighting the countryAs internationally-ac1no(ledged (elfare and protection centered-global migration model0 3)he launching of the report puts into action the ad%ocacy for global data transparency in the /eld of international employment through the production of migration pro/les among member states"3 she said0 )he labor and employment chief also said that the con%ergent e?orts to(ards the completion of the report (as inspired by Bthe $residentAs directi%e in *+,, to organize O'; information transparently on migration in order to guide responses" made possible the O%erseas 'ilipinos Information System O'IS!" thus substantiating the mandate of Republic &ct C+DC or the Migrant and O%erseas 'ilipinos &ct of ,EEF for a Shared :o%ernment Information System on Migration S:ISM!0G SO=R#EH httpHII(((0dole0go%0phIne(sI%ie(I*,DF Date $ostedH 8uly ,st" *+,- +JH-+ &M ,lar3 /R! pract-t-oner( learn t1e late(t -n $/ labor la4( )he 7ational #onciliation Mediation Board 7#MB! yesterday announced the successful conduct of a seminar on $hilippine labor la(s for human resource de%elopment practitioners of the #lar1 De%elopment #orporation0 In a report to Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz" 7#MB e9ecuti%e director Reynaldo =baldo said the seminar (as held on the occasion of the 'irst :eneral Membership MeetingH )he $rofessional 2R Series and organized by the #D# at the #lar1 Museum" #lar1 'reeport Kone in $ampanga0 'ifty-t(o members of the #lar1 2uman Resource #ouncil" the umbrella organization of human resource de%elopment practitioners of locators in the #lar1 'reeport Kone" attended the meeting-cum-seminar" highlighted by the pro%ision of the latest Supreme #ourt decisions on the di?erent labor case scenarios" as (ell as information on S# rulings concerning %arious grounds for terminationIdismissal" due process" and management prerogati%es0 3 3 &tty0 Ben4o Santos Bena%idez" assistant regional director of the DOLE-7#R" (as the principal discussant in the seminar" (hile 7#MB Regional Branch 7o0 - o5cer-in-charge Maria #rsitina O0 Mangaliman discussed the 7#MB.s third party mechanisms used in settling disputes at the plant le%el0 3)his seminar (as in line (ith the e9isting memorandum of agreement bet(een the 7#MB and the #D# on the promotion and upholding of industrial harmony in the #lar1 'reeport Kone through %arious ad%ocacy pro4ects"3 reported =baldo0 )he induction of the ne( members of the Board of Directors and o5cers of the #lar1 2uman Resource #ouncil highlighted the seminar" led by #2R# president &ngelina #asasola" assistant %ice president and corporate social responsibility head of >o1ohama )ire $hilippines0 7#MB Regional Branch 7o0 - o5cer-in-charge Maria #rsitina O0 Mangaliman administered the oath to the ne( o5cers0 =nder #asasola.s leadership" the #2R# (ill implement this year notable pro4ects" such as the #lar1 #ommunity Mar1et 'air6 #lar1 =nity :ames *+,-6 and #ar1 Idol Luest0 )he #2R# (ill also implement this year its #lar1 community card0 3;ith t(o more years as president" (e are pushing our in%itation to 2RD practitioners in #lar1 to 4oin the #2R#"3 #asasola said0 SO=R#EH httpHII(((0dole0go%0phIne(sI%ie(I*,DM Date $ostedH 8uly *nd" *+,- +,HD, &M &aldo' commend( NLR, and A5LO *or (ucce((*ul d-alo.ue on -ndu(tr-al peace and (oc-al 6u(t-ce Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday commended the 7ational Labor Relations #ommission 7LR#! and the &ssociation of :enuine Labor Organizations &:LO! for the successful conduct of a dialogueIconsultation on maintaining coordination in the promotion of industrial peace and social 4ustice BI congratulate the 7LR# and the o5cials and members of &:LO for the fruitful conduct of their social dialogueIconsultation (hich focused on maintaining and enhancing coordination (ith the said labor group in promoting industrial peace and social 4ustice in the (or1places"G said Baldoz0 7LR# #hairman :erardo #0 7ograles" reported said that the dialogueIconsultation primarily focused on the e9ecution of 4udgment of labor cases lodged at the 7LR#0 4 4 During the dialogue" &:LO commended the 7LR# on its e?ort to resol%e faster and more e5ciently the labor cases lodged (ith the labor court0 On its part" the 7LR# assured close monitoring of the e9ecution of 4udgment on labor cases under the *+,* 7LR# Sheri?sA Manual on E9ecution of 8udgment (hich highlights speedy disposition of the process of e9ecution of labor cases0 7ograles" said that the 7LR# Rules of $rocedure" (hich is aimed at sustaining the reforms being implemented by the #ommission" is sub4ect to continuing re%ie( to address the %arious issues of labor and management0 Representati%es from &:LO" mean(hile" e9pressed their support on the reforms being implemented by 7LR# under #hairman 7ograles on streamlining of procedures" restoring integrity" and speedy disposition of cases0 Baldoz said continuous conduct of social dialogues and consultations (ith labor and employer organizations is part of the **-$oint Labor &genda of $res0 Benigno S0 &<uino III and the $hilippine Labor and Employment $lan for *+,, to *+,J on (or1ing (ith the pri%ate and labor sector to strengthen tripartite cooperation and promote industrial peace0 SO=R#EH httpHII(((0dole0go%0phIne(sI%ie(I*,DE Date $ostedH 8uly -rd" *+,- +,H** &M Apart *rom on-.o-n. probe% &aldo' report( to $re(-dent A7u-no !OLE correct-2e mea(ure( on 8(e9-*or-:-.1t8 alle.at-on( Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday said she has submitted an update report to $resident Benigno S0 &<uino III on the .se9-for-@ight. allegations and the measures that the DOLE has underta1en in the aftermath of the contro%ersy0 3I submitted to the $resident an update report on the matter and discussed (ith him the measures that (e ha%e underta1en--and continuously underta1e--after the allegations ha%e became public and complainants ha%e surfaced0 I reiterated my earlier statement that no one in the DOLE (ill be spared if any o5cial or employee is found to ha%e %iolated our la(s after a thorough and impartial in%estigation"3 Baldoz said0 3I (as instructed by the $resident that should the in%estigating team /nd a basis for the /ling of criminal charges" I should coordinate (ith the O5ce of the E9ecuti%e Secretary and the Secretary of 8ustice"3 she added0 5 5 Baldoz said that she had submitted a report to the $resident outlining se%eral correcti%e measures relati%e to the contro%ersy0 &mong these are as follo(sH ,! Issuance last *C 8une *+,- of the memorandum order for the deployment of ,- female and , male personnel to augment $hilippine o%erseas labor o5ces $OLOs! in three countries" namely" Ningdom of Saudi &rabia" nine personnel6 2ashemite Ningdom of 8ordan" three personnel6 and Nu(ait" t(o personnel0 3)hese personnel (ill lea%e as soon as accreditation by the respecti%e host go%ernments is obtained"3 Baldoz e9plained0 *! Immediate installation of the 'oreign Labor Operations Information System 'LOIS! in all -M $OLOs o%erseas" (ith the Middle East $OLOs as a priority0 )he system (ill record all $OLO transactions and store data (hich (ill be accessible to DOLE" $hilippine O%erseas Employment &dministration" and the O%erseas ;or1ers ;elfare &dministration0 3)he 'LOIS (ill allo( us to monitor the number of (ards being accommodated in our Migrant ;or1ers and Other 'ilipinos Resource #enters" commonly 1no(n as Bahay Nalinga"3 the labor and employment chief remar1ed0 -! De%elopment of a streamlined process of recruitment and deployment in both Saudi side and $hilippine side and the de%elopment of a 4oint onsite dispute settlement system" case handling" repatriation" and operation of the Saudi mega- recruitment agencies0 Baldoz said this is pursuant to the bilateral agreement (ith Saudi &rabia on the recruitment and deployment of household ser%ice (or1ers0 3)he R$-NS& 8oint #ommittee has successfully concluded its meeting on this" including other actionable pro%isions of the bilateral agreement0 In fact" the Saudis ha%e pledged that it (ill pro%ide a budget to de%elop the streamlined online system for transparency"3 Baldoz further e9plained0 She also said the DOLE is e9ploring (ith the Department of Social ;elfare and De%elopment the idea of deploying social (or1ers to the Middle East to do counseling and other social (elfare (or10 3I also informed the $resident that the DOLE fully supports high- le%el negotiations and political representations by other o5cials of go%ernment that (ill lead to host countries. (ai%ing penalties" 6 6 shorten processing of e9it %isa application" issuance of pardons and amnesty" and police and immigration assistance"3 Baldoz said further0 Mean(hile" Baldoz said the team she has set-up to conduct a probe on the .se9-for-@ight. contro%ersy is no( in Saudi &rabia0 It (ill also go to 8ordan and head for home to submit its report on or before ,* 8uly0 SO=R#EH httpHII(((0dole0go%0phIne(sI%ie(I*,F+ Date $ostedH 8uly -rd" *+,- +,H** &M Labor o;c-al -n <(e9-*or-:-.1t= (c1eme may *ace accu(er( M&7IL&" $hilippines - )he labor o5cial in%ol%ed in the Bse9-for- @ightG scheme in the Middle East may soon face his accusers0 Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz yesterday reported Riyadh assistant labor attachO &ntonio Pillafuerte (ould be gi%en the chance to confront the three alleged %ictims and ans(er the charges against him0 BDuring the preliminary in%estigation" if Pillafuerte (ants" the in%estigation team (ill allo( him to confront the complainants and e9amine the e%idence presented"G she said0 &fter being recalled follo(ing complaints of se9ual harassment and alleged pimping of distressed o%erseas 'ilipino (or1ers O';s!" Pillafuerte returned home 'riday night0 Pillafuerte denied the charges (hile his (ife Remedios defended him0 Baldoz said Pillafuerte has until 8uly ,* to submit before the fact- /nding committee a (ritten ans(er to the complaints0 2eadlines &rticle MRec !" pagematchH ," sectionmatchH , B)he fact-/nding team (ill be returning from their t(o-(ee1 mission in the Middle East on 8uly ,* so he Pillafuerte! should submit his (ritten e9planation by then"G Baldoz said0 BI thin1 that is enough time for him to consult a la(yer if he thin1s he needs it and ans(er the accusations against him point by point"G she added0 Baldoz said the /rst stage of the in%estigation is for the fact- /nding committee to inter%ie( (itnesses and gather necessary e%idence on the alleged se9-for-@ight scheme0 7 7 )he team (ill then re%ie( and %alidate the e%idence before submitting it to the in%estigating team headed by Labor assistant secretary :loria )ango0 B)he fact-/nding team is in charge of gathering e%idence (hile the in%estigating team during the preliminary in%estigation (ill determine (hether there is a prima facie case and (hat is the speci/c charge to be /led"G Baldoz said0 )he three (omen submitted s(orn a5da%its accusing Pillafuerte of se9ual harassment0 One of the %ictims identi/ed as Michelle also claimed that Pillafuerte o?ered her to an Egyptian client0 ¬her 'ilipina (or1er" ho(e%er" surfaced to defend Pillafuerte and deny the accusations against the labor o5cial0 Baldoz said the testimony of the (or1er fa%oring Pillafuerte (ould be BcollateralG in the ongoing in%estigation because the probe (ill focus on the testimonies of the three complainants0 Baldoz also e9pressed con/dence that the go%ernment (ould be able to implement reforms and pre%ent similar abuses against O';s after the in%estigation0 SO=R#EH httpHII(((0philstar0comIheadlinesI*+,-I+MI+,IEJ+*,FIlabor- o5cial-se9-@ight-scheme-may-face-accusers By Mayen 8aymalin )he $hilippine Star! 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