Economy

More Women OFWs Highlights Joblessness, Their Increasing Role in Families’ Survival

Strong Women. Because of the hard times, more and more Filipino women are forced to take on a more important role in the economy. This Davao woman decides to take the matter a step farther. (File photo by Barry Ohaylan/davaotoday.com)

Majority of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sent abroad are now women, and this highlights their increasingly vital role in ensuring their families’ survival, according to IBON Foundation.

Government figures reveal that some seven out of 10 OFWs who are deployed as new hires are women. Many of these women are hired in perilous jobs such as domestic helpers or entertainers, with only a small percentage of them working in professional categories such as medical professions.

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Arroyo’s Wage-Hike Proposal Is ‘Anti-Poor’

Any wage hike results in increased purchasing power for workers. However, it can be anti-poor if it does not take into account the interests of those who are getting less and benefits those who are getting more. On the other hand, any mandated increase in the salary of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is done in the name of the almighty dollar.

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Local Businesses Can Afford Wage Hike — Ibon

MANILA — Local businesses are in a position to grant wage hikes since workers have been producing more in the last seven years, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation.

According to IBON research head Sonny Africa, labor productivity or the ratio of national output to employment, has been rising for the last decade. Between 1999 and 2006, labor productivity has increased by 56.3% in nominal terms and 13.1% in real terms.

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AnakPawis Dares Congress to Pass P125 Bill

DAVAO CITY — Anakpawis Party-list challenged today Congress to lobby in Malaca?ang the immediate approval of pending House Wage Bill for the soonest implementation of Filipino workers? increase in their minimum wage.

Editha ?Inday Duterte, Anakpawis regional spokesperson, expressed the worries of workers after Malaca?ang shelved the bill to consider the protest of business sector.

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‘Gloria, Allies Will Be Massacred at Polls If P125 Bill Is Vetoed!’ — KMP

The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) reiterated its all out support for the call of its allied organization Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) for the immediate P125 across the board wage increase because it will have a truly positive impact not just for workers but for the whole Philippine economy as well.

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