The Department of Labor and Employment (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleo,[2] commonly abbreviated as DOLE) is one of the executive departments of the Philippine government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and services, and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch in the field of labor and employment. It is tasked with the enforcement of the provisions of the Labor Code.[3]
Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleo | |
Logotype of the department | |
Flag of the department | |
DOLE building, Intramuros, Manila | |
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Formed | December 8, 1933 |
Headquarters | DOLE Building, Muralla corner General Luna Streets, Intramuros, Manila |
Annual budget | ₱41.4 billion (2023) |
Minister responsible | |
Department executive |
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Website | www |
History
editThe Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 8, 1933, via Act No. 4121 by the Philippine Legislature. It was renamed as Ministry of Labor and Employment in 1978. The agency was renamed as a department after the People Power Revolution in 1986.[4]
List of the Secretaries of the Department of Labor and Employment
editOrganizational Structure
editThe Department is currently headed by a Secretary with the following Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries:
- Undersecretary for Employment and Human Resource Development Cluster
- Undersecretary for Workers’ Welfare and Protection Cluster
- Undersecretary for Labor Relations, Policy and International Affairs Cluster
- Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison and Legal Affairs, General Administration Cluster
- Assistant Secretary for Employment and Human Resource Development Cluster
- Assistant Secretary for Labor Relations, Policy and International Affairs and Regional Operations Cluster
- Assistant Secretary for Legislative Liaison and Legal Affairs, General Administration Cluster
- Assistant Secretary for Workers’ Welfare and Protection Cluster
Bureaus
editAttached Agencies
edit- Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC)
- Institute for Labor Studies (ILS)
- National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)
- National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)
- National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)
- Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)
- Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
- Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
Seals
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Bureau of Local Employment (BLE)
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Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC)
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National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)
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National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)
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Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)
References
edit- ^ "People's Proposed Budget 2023" (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino" (PDF). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (in Filipino). 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ "Labor Code of the Philippines". Philippine Government. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ^ "EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE 1999 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT ON THE of DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT". Commission on Audit. Retrieved June 1, 2009.