Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Philippines (Ratification: 1953)

Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention. Contribution of the employment service to employment promotion. The Government indicates in its report that the institutionalization of the Public Employment Service Office (PESO), which aims to enhance the efficiency of its services under the auspices of the relevant Local Government Unit (LGU), including its provision of financial support, permanent staff and basic infrastructure, has been carried out. It also indicates that the Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) has developed a guide for the LGU, PESO managers and Local Chief Executives, in collaboration with the ILO and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund Joint Programme on Alternatives to Migration: Decent Jobs for Filipino Youth. The Committee notes that an amendment bill to the Republic Act No. 8759, known as the Public Employment Service Office Act of 1999, which is designed to reform the public employment service including the institutionalization of the PESO and establishment of a labour market information infrastructure at the local level, has been under deliberation since 2013. It also notes the activities of the PESO during the period between 2010 and 2013, which show that the number of job vacancies has steadily increased from about 2,500,000 to 3,800,000, the number of job applicants rose from about 1,600,000 to 1,900,000, and the number of the applicants placed has also increased from around 880,000 to 1,300,000. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information, including relevant statistical data, on the contribution of the PESO to the achievement and maintenance of full employment. Please also provide information on the operation and organization of the PESO.

Articles 4 and 5. Consultation with the social partners. The Government indicates that the Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) adopted Resolution No. 14 on endorsing the amendment bill to the Public Employment Service Office Act in December 2013. The Committee requests the Government to provide further information on the composition and activities of the Tripartite Industrial Peace Council in the organization and operation of the employment service and in the development of employment service policy.