Mindanaotoday.com | Graduating students convene for labor education seminar
MALAYBALAY CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment-10 (DOLE-10) Bukidnon Provincial Field Office (BukPFO), in partnership with the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) of this city, conducted the labor education for graduating students (LEGS) to 115 graduating students and interns from Bukidnon State University at the People’s Hall here on March 29.
Raul Valmores, DOLE-10 BukPFO chief, said the program aims to educate and guide the graduating students or future workers on their rights and duties as they enter the world of employment and will be part of the labor force.
“This activity helps to inform the students about the DOLE’s program and services as well as the latest in-demand jobs based on the recent labor market survey,” Valmores added.
Topics discussed were the rights of workers such as the appropriate minimum wages per category and sector, computation of holiday and premium pay, prescribed hours of work, and monetary benefit provided under Book 3 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, DOLE programs and services and the labor market information.
Lawyer Anna Marie Bergado from PESO Malaybalay also discussed the First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act or RA 11261 which waives the fees of pre-employment requirements such as birth certificates, NBI/Police Clearance, medical certificates from public hospitals, and other documents issued by government offices.
LEGS is a flagship program of the Department of Labor and Employment which educates students on the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers, work ethics, values, and other labor-related information that will guide and help them become responsible partners in establishing harmonious labor-management relations. (DOLE-10)
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