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Historical Background of

Employment Service in the

Philippines

Department of Labor and Employment

National Capital Region

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Legal Framework

ILO Convention 88 - Employment Service

Convention of 1948

Adopted 9 July 1948

Came into force 10 August 1950

Ratified 29 December 1953

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Salient Provisions

Article 1 (1) Maintenance of Free Public

Employment Service.

Article 2 Employment Service under the

direction of National Authority.

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Salient Provisions

Article 3 (1) Employment Service comprised

of local and where appropriate, regionaloffices, sufficient in number to serve workers

and employers.

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Salient Provisions

Article 6Organization of Employment Service to EnsureEffective Recruitment and Placement.

The Employment Service shall function asEmployment Facilitator

Solicit Vacancies

Register Applicants

Refer Applicants

Data Generator & Information ProviderCollect and Analyze Labor Market

Transform data into Labor Market Information (LMI)

Provide LMI to potenrtial users

Service Provider

Administer unemployment insurance and similar assistance toother disadvantage groups.

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Salient Provisions

Article 9

Staff of the Employment Service Public Officials Status and Conditions of service are

independent of changes of government

Free of improper external influences

Assured stability of employment

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Salient Provisions

Article 9

Manner of recruitment and qualifications of

Employment Service

Means of Ascertaining Qualifications

Training of Employment Service Staff

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PD 442 (Labor Code of the Philippines)

Creation of the Bureau of Employment Service (BES)for local and overseas employment

Line bureau with a nationwide network of 42 Public

Employment Offices

Sixteen (16) Labor Market Information Units (LMIUs)

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Article 14. Organizations and Establishment of

Employment Service

Rule II, Sec.1 (a) Book 1 IRR of Labor Code Secretary of Labor and Employment has the power

and authority to organize and establish employment

service offices.

Rule III, Sec.1 (a) Book 1 Recruitment and Placement

of Workers for Local and Overseas

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1982 E.O. 797 Article 14. Organizations and

Establishment of Employment Service

Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) absorbs the localemployment functions of BES and all functions of the

Bureau of Apprenticeship.

BLE staff bureau and EPD in Regional

Offices as line functions of EmploymentService.

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Section 17 Administrative Code of 1987, Book IV,

Title VII

Formulate policies, standards and procedureson productive manpower resources,

development, utilization and allocation;

Establish and administer a machinery for the

effective allocation of manpower resources;

Functions of the Bureau of Local

Employment

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Functions of the Bureau of Local

Employment

Develop and maintain a responsive vocationalguidance and testing;

Regulate and supervise private sectorparticipation in the recruitment and placement of

workers locally.

Establish and maintain a registration and permitsystem to regulate employment of aliens;

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Functions of the Bureau of Local

Employment

Develop and maintain a labor market informationsystem;

Formulate employment programs designed tobenefit disadvantaged groups and communities;

Perform other functions as may be provided bylaw.

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1982 1991

Creation or Setting Up of CommunityEmployment Centers (CECs)

Issue: Mandate of Local Government Units(LGUs) on Employment

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1991

Enactment of Local Government Code of 1991

Declaration of Policy - Section 16, Chapter ITitle I, Basic Principle/Policy Application.Section 16. General WelfareMandate for

Employment Promotion.

Section 17, Basic Services and Facilities Section 17 (b) (v) Information services which include

investments andjob placement information system

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1991

DILG Memorandum Circular No. 94-69 2 May 1994- Establishment of PESO in LGUs

1992

Establishment of PESO

LGUs, NGOs, CBOs, SUCs

2000

Republic Act No. 8759 and its ImplementingRules

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