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A Legal Analysis on the Speedy Disposition of Labor Cases on Appeal
Toward an Inclusive Social Insurance Coverage in the Philippines: Examining Gender Disparities
CSP-60
Delving into the Countrys Future Outlook
WP-2017-12
A Case Study of Company Best Practices on Regularization of Workers in Contracting Arrangements
WP-2017-11
A Legal Analysis on the Speedy Disposition of Labor Cases on Appeal
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PIDS WB 2021-0701
Challenges and Prospects of the Philippine Electric Vehicle Industry
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Senior High School Graduates' Prospects and Challenges in the Labor Market
PIDS WB 2021-0603
Improving the Land Tenure Security of Farmers and the Role of Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations in Enhancing Agricultural Productivity
PIDS WB 2021-0602
Examining Philippine Regulatory Policies on Solid Waste Management
Challenges and Prospects of the Philippine Electric Vehicle Industry
PIDS WB 2021-0604
Senior High School Graduates' Prospects and Challenges in the Labor Market
PIDS WB 2021-0603
Improving the Land Tenure Security of Farmers and the Role of Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations in Enhancing Agricultural Productivity
PIDS WB 2021-0602
Examining Philippine Regulatory Policies on Solid Waste Management
Labor and Employment
The Philippines is expected to maintain strong growth rates in the succeeding years despite the difficult global environment and the devastation brought by Typhoon Yolanda, according to the World Bank in its latest Philippine Economic Update. State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) projects that the Philippine economy will grow by 6.6 percent in 2014, which is within the government’s target of 6.5–7.5 percent and the International Monetary Fund’s and the Asian Development Bank’s 6.5-percent and 6.4-percent forecasts, respectively.
The lack of inclusiveness of economic growth, however, remains a critical issue. A recent PIDS paper prepared by Drs. Vicente Paqueo, Aniceto Orbeta, and Leonardo Lanzona, and Mr. Dean Dulay noted that there are about 20 million workers in the Philippines that are unemployed, underemployed, or with productivity that is too low to support their own survival. Creating more job opportunities so that economic growth can be made more inclusive is clearly an urgent need.
This edition of the SERP-P News focuses on studies on labor issues conducted by SERP-P member-institutions. The jobs problem is an old issue that has been studied in the past. The findings and recommendations of past research can assist government planners and policymakers in examining the county’s labor policies and regulations and formulating feasible solutions to address the problem of providing gainful employment.
For more studies on labor issues, simply type ‘labor’ in the Search box of the SERP-P website.
DRN 2010 Vol. XXVIII No. 2 Labor Policy Issues in the Philippine Context
PN 2013-04 Where Are the Poor Employed? Profiling the Working Poor
PJD 2009 Vol. XXXVI No. 2-a Labor Policies and Philippine Companies: Analysis of Survey Opinions
EID 2011 Vol. XI No.1 Am I in the Labor Force? Definition and Measurement of Basic Concepts