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SITUATIONER

Labor and Employment Sector01-05 July 201

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&aldo' laud( IO) *or +r(t ,ountry ).raton Report on$/ ur.e( u(e o* report to *urter enance m.raton.oernance

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldozyesterday lauded the International Organization for MigrationIOM! 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 /rsatcomprehensi%e migration pro/le of the country" and urges fulluse of the report to further enhance the country.s migrationgo%ernance0

In a 1eynote speech deli%ered during the launching of the reportat the Mandarin Oriental 2otel" Baldoz said the #ountry MigrationReport )he $hilippines *+, is not merely a collection ofmigration data" but an account of the many real issues 'ilipinomigrants face0

3)he report ta1es a signi/cant step for(ard in highlighting areasof study in the /eld of migration go%ernance that need to beanalyzed to impro%e the institutional and policy frame(or1 oninternational 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" andthe public to ma1e full use of the information in the report" moreparticularly the ma4or /ndings on migration trends" policyde%elopments" and impacts and recommendations in the area ofmigration go%ernance" mainstreaming migration in de%elopmentpolicies and programs" and impro%ing migration statistics"institutional arrangements" and technological infrastructure"3 sheadded0

)he launching of the report (as attended by top o5cials of theIOM led by Marco Boasso" IOM $hilippines.s director and chief ofmission to the $hilippines6 Secretary Imelda 7icolas of the#ommission on 'ilipinos O%erseas6 &dministrator 2ans Leo 80


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#acdac of the $hilippine O%erseas Employment &dministration6IOM Mission #oordinator and 7ational $rogram O5cer Ricardo#asco6 E9ecuti%e Director 'r0 :raziano Battistela of the ScalabriniMigration #enter6 representati%es of international migrantorganizations ci%il society and non-go%ernment organizations6and representati%es of other go%ernment agencies0

In her 1eynote address" Baldoz cited the strong partnershipbet(een the IOM and the DOLE and its attached agencies on%arious programs and policies to(ards impro%ed migrationgo%ernance0

She said the IOM is a long-time 1ey partner in the DOLE.scampaign against illegal recruitment" human tra5c1ing" andirregular migration" and in the repatriation of O';s caught inemergency and crisis situations li1e (hat happened in Libya andSyria0

Baldoz particularly cited the IOM-DOLE partnership in the poorpro%inces of Masbate" &nti


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3)he report is an e9tremely important publication to all of us0 &s acountry 1no(n to be a prominent origin of labor and permanentmigrants" (e o(e our people an integrated account of migration@o(s" programs and ser%ices" as (ell as issues and challenges (eface in a most transparent (ay"3 Baldoz e9plained0

In hailing the report" Baldoz said the $hilippines is grateful to theIOM 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 forglobal data transparency in the /eld of international employmentthrough the production of migration pro/les among memberstates"3 she said0

)he labor and employment chief also said that the con%ergente?orts to(ards the completion of the report (as inspired by the$residentAs directi%e in *+,, to organize O'; informationtransparently on migration in order to guide responses" madepossible the O%erseas 'ilipinos Information System O'IS!" thussubstantiating the mandate of Republic &ct C+C or the Migrantand O%erseas 'ilipinos &ct of ,F for a Shared :o%ernmentInformation System on Migration S:ISM!0G

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)he 7ational #onciliation Mediation Board 7#MB! yesterdayannounced the successful conduct of a seminar on $hilippinelabor la(s for human resource de%elopment practitioners of the#lar1 De%elopment #orporation0

In a report to Labor and Employment Secretary RosalindaDimapilis-Baldoz" 7#MB e9ecuti%e director Reynaldo =baldo saidthe seminar (as held on the occasion of the 'irst :eneralMembership MeetingH )he $rofessional 2R Series and organizedby the #D# at the #lar1 Museum" #lar1 'reeport Kone in$ampanga0

'ifty-t(o members of the #lar1 2uman Resource #ouncil" theumbrella organization of human resource de%elopmentpractitioners of locators in the #lar1 'reeport Kone" attended themeeting-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 forterminationdismissal" due process" and managementprerogati%es0

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&tty0 Ben4o Santos Bena%idez" assistant regional director of theDOLE-7#R" (as the principal discussant in the seminar" (hile7#MB Regional Branch 7o0 o5cer-in-charge Maria #rsitina O0Mangaliman discussed the 7#MB.s third party mechanisms usedin settling disputes at the plant le%el0

3)his seminar (as in line (ith the e9isting memorandum ofagreement bet(een the 7#MB and the #D# on the promotion andupholding of industrial harmony in the #lar1 'reeport Konethrough %arious ad%ocacy pro4ects"3 reported =baldo0

)he induction of the ne( members of the Board of Directors ando5cers of the #lar1 2uman Resource #ouncil highlighted theseminar" led by #2R# president &ngelina #asasola" assistant %icepresident 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 yearnotable pro4ects" such as the #lar1 #ommunity Mar1et 'air6 #lar1=nity :ames *+,6 and #ar1 Idol uest0 )he #2R# (ill alsoimplement this year its #lar1 community card0

3;ith t(o more years as president" (e are pushing our in%itationto 2RD practitioners in #lar1 to 4oin the #2R#"3 #asasola said0

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&aldo' commend( NLR, and ALO *or (ucce((*ul dalo.ueon ndu(tral peace and (ocal 6u(tce

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldozyesterday commended the 7ational Labor Relations #ommission7LR#! and the &ssociation of :enuine Labor Organizations&:LO! for the successful conduct of a dialogueconsultation onmaintaining coordination in the promotion of industrial peace andsocial 4ustice

I congratulate the 7LR# and the o5cials and members of&:LO for the fruitful conduct of their socialdialogueconsultation (hich focused on maintaining andenhancing coordination (ith the said labor group in promotingindustrial peace and social 4ustice in the (or1places"G saidBaldoz0

7LR# #hairman :erardo #0 7ograles" reported said that the

dialogueconsultation primarily focused on the e9ecution of4udgment of labor cases lodged at the 7LR#0

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During the dialogue" &:LO commended the 7LR# on its e?ort toresol%e faster and more e5ciently the labor cases lodged (iththe labor court0

On its part" the 7LR# assured close monitoring of the e9ecution of

4udgment on labor cases under the *+,* 7LR# Sheri?sA Manualon E9ecution of 8udgment (hich highlights speedy disposition ofthe process of e9ecution of labor cases0

7ograles" said that the 7LR# Rules of $rocedure" (hich is aimedat sustaining the reforms being implemented by the #ommission"is sub4ect to continuing re%ie( to address the %arious issues oflabor and management0

Representati%es from &:LO" mean(hile" e9pressed their supporton the reforms being implemented by 7LR# under #hairman7ograles on streamlining of procedures" restoring integrity" and

speedy disposition of cases0Baldoz said continuous conduct of social dialogues andconsultations (ith labor and employer organizations is part ofthe **-$oint Labor &genda of $res0 Benigno S0 &


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Baldoz said that she had submitted a report to the $residentoutlining 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 thedeployment of , female and , male personnel to augment$hilippine o%erseas labor o5ces $OLOs! in three countries"namely" Ningdom of Saudi &rabia" nine personnel6 2ashemiteNingdom of 8ordan" three personnel6 and Nu(ait" t(o personnel0

3)hese personnel (ill lea%e as soon as accreditation by therespecti%e host go%ernments is obtained"3 Baldoz e9plained0

*! Immediate installation of the 'oreign Labor OperationsInformation System 'LOIS! in all $OLOs o%erseas" (ith theMiddle East $OLOs as a priority0 )he system (ill record all $OLOtransactions and store data (hich (ill be accessible to DOLE"$hilippine O%erseas Employment &dministration" and theO%erseas ;or1ers ;elfare &dministration0

3)he 'LOIS (ill allo( us to monitor the number of (ards beingaccommodated in our Migrant ;or1ers and Other 'ilipinosResource #enters" commonly 1no(n as Bahay Nalinga"3 the laborand employment chief remar1ed0

! De%elopment of a streamlined process of recruitment anddeployment in both Saudi side and $hilippine side and thede%elopment of a 4oint onsite dispute settlement system" casehandling" 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 itsmeeting on this" including other actionable pro%isions of thebilateral agreement0 In fact" the Saudis ha%e pledged that it (illpro%ide a budget to de%elop the streamlined online system fortransparency"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 tothe 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 o5cialsof go%ernment that (ill lead to host countries. (ai%ing penalties"

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shorten processing of e9it %isa application" issuance of pardonsand amnesty" and police and immigration assistance"3 Baldozsaid further0

Mean(hile" Baldoz said the team she has set-up to conduct aprobe 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 orbefore ,* 8uly0

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)he team (ill then re%ie( and %alidate the e%idence beforesubmitting it to the in%estigating team headed by Labor assistantsecretary :loria )ango0

)he fact-/nding team is in charge of gathering e%idence (hilethe in%estigating team during the preliminary in%estigation (illdetermine (hether there is a prima facie case and (hat is thespeci/c charge to be /led"G Baldoz said0

)he three (omen submitted s(orn a5da%its accusing Pillafuerteof se9ual harassment0 One of the %ictims identi/ed as Michellealso claimed that Pillafuerte o?ered her to an Egyptian client0

&nother 'ilipina (or1er" ho(e%er" surfaced to defend Pillafuerteand deny the accusations against the labor o5cial0

Baldoz said the testimony of the (or1er fa%oring Pillafuerte (ouldbe collateralG in the ongoing in%estigation because the probe (illfocus on the testimonies of the three complainants0

Baldoz also e9pressed con/dence that the go%ernment (ould beable to implement reforms and pre%ent similar abuses againstO';s after the in%estigation0

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