The Chinese invasion
I don’t know what those offshore gaming workers do, but it doesn’t sound like they are an asset for the Philippines. More like liabilities.
Employment and activity in the informal economy
It is in the informal sector where those who cannot find good jobs in the modern sector are absorbed. Here the rules and regulations of work and employment are ignored, or simply do not apply.
Duterte’s veto
The veto shows that Duterte’s populism remains for the moment “bridled”; by economic common sense, that is.
Veto of the SOT: promoting good jobs in the modern sector
President Duterte vetoed the “security of tenure” bill, bravely and for good reasons last week. It made good sense for the President to heed the pleas of the business sector simply by focusing on the country’s labor market situation.
Labor market — more employment or more rigidity?
The issue of endo is still with us. Today it is in the form of a bill in Congress that is awaiting passage. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) endorses its passage.
Philippine growth: Wages, employment, and poverty reduction
Two current World Bank studies dealing on the Philippine economy provide a useful framework for reviewing the status of economic development and of labor market issues in the country.
Endo and manufacturing
Contractualization has been painted as “evil” by rabid Endo advocates. Yes, abuses happen but even freedom is abused. We don’t ban freedom for a reason.
Is the labor market tightening?
The falling unemployment rate is a mirage. The total picture about employment is that the whole economy is full of underemployed workers.
Ending ‘endo’ — larger issues
The call to end “contractualization” is but a continuation of the opposition led by organized labor against the practice of employing workers on a non-regular basis. Costly regulation or not, there are real economic reasons for the variety of contractual arrangements observed in the Philippine labor market.
More on ‘endo’ and employment
Removal of “endo,” or contractualization, is not as simple as proponents want it to be. It has major implications on the employment situation and, hence, on poverty.
Endo, wages, poverty, and employment-labor market issues
It is a paradox, but it is true. Measures that appear to be modest in terms of labor policy will allow us the greatest flexibility in achieving more development and improve the welfare of labor. This is borne out by the experience of many countries in our neighborhood.
Employment market policies under the incoming Duterte government
Employment creation is the most effective weapon against poverty eradication. There are very hopeful signs that the incoming government of president-elect Duterte will move well on this front.
