June 14-15, 2012 : In an atmospere conducive to learning, at "The Bay Leaf", for multipartite stakeholders tasked and engaged towards attainment of growth with equity through employment creation.
The Department of Labor and Employment through the ILS or Institute of Labor Studies, supported by the European Unions conducted a two-days activity to build stakeholders appreciation on trade and employment. Consultants like Dr. Rafaelita M. Aldaba, Dr. Aniceto C. Orbeta, Jr. and Dr. Fernando T. Aldaba presented the results of the studies they did for the DOLE to be able to come up with needed and timely policies with the current labor market and trade. Discussion Papers were presented also like that of Caesa B. Cororaton on the Phil-Japan Bilateral Agreements and other informations.
The two days activity was so full of information that will aide the participants in policy/program proposals to make gains responsive to the losers, specifically the agriculture sector, in trade liberalization. It will also justify participants consensus to recommend to the government to review the Japan Bilateral Agreements and get back to negotiation table to make most of the trade liberalization beneficial to the country.
All participants appreciated the conduct of such kind of activity. ALLWIE/S President, Susanita Tesiorna, pushed for DOLE, DTI and other government agencies mandated to create employment to shift from a "minimal approach" to an "integrated approach". She also appreciated bringing into the mainstream the workers in the informal economy being the easiest catching basin for displaced workers.
The Department of Labor and Employment through the ILS or Institute of Labor Studies, supported by the European Unions conducted a two-days activity to build stakeholders appreciation on trade and employment. Consultants like Dr. Rafaelita M. Aldaba, Dr. Aniceto C. Orbeta, Jr. and Dr. Fernando T. Aldaba presented the results of the studies they did for the DOLE to be able to come up with needed and timely policies with the current labor market and trade. Discussion Papers were presented also like that of Caesa B. Cororaton on the Phil-Japan Bilateral Agreements and other informations.
The two days activity was so full of information that will aide the participants in policy/program proposals to make gains responsive to the losers, specifically the agriculture sector, in trade liberalization. It will also justify participants consensus to recommend to the government to review the Japan Bilateral Agreements and get back to negotiation table to make most of the trade liberalization beneficial to the country.
All participants appreciated the conduct of such kind of activity. ALLWIE/S President, Susanita Tesiorna, pushed for DOLE, DTI and other government agencies mandated to create employment to shift from a "minimal approach" to an "integrated approach". She also appreciated bringing into the mainstream the workers in the informal economy being the easiest catching basin for displaced workers.
