Gov’t labor market, quality work hype disconnected from poor Filipinos’ reality — IBON

July 10, 2024

NEWS ANALYSIS

Persistent lack of decent work, low wages, and worsening poverty contradict the Marcos administration’s claims that the labor market is on a positive momentum and that more quality jobs are being created.

Stagnant employment and shrinking labor force indicate worsening disguised joblessness — IBON

January 10, 2024

The lower unemployment rate appears favorable but should not be taken at face value.

Almost three million drop in employed sign of swelling ranks of discouraged workers—IBON

September 8, 2023

Research group IBON said that the 2.8-million collapse in the number of employed persons but small decline in unemployed confirms that many Filipinos have dropped out of the labor force. This is due to the lack of jobs – even work that is self-employed and informal. The group said that this huge increase in discouraged […]

Over 1M rise in part-time workers belies admin’s ‘favorable’ labor market claims—IBON

July 8, 2023

NEWS

Despite months of government playing up so-called reforms to ensure high-quality job generation, more and more Filipinos are struggling to earn whatever they can just to get by.

Faces of Informality

May 10, 2023

The number of informal workers is increasing as the economic crisis deepens, especially after the excessive lockdowns used to contain the pandemic. Informality is gravely worsening.

Joblessness worsens despite economy opening up

July 18, 2022

Joblessness and informality of work are worsening. Why is the government claiming that the economy is recovering?

Jobs crisis worsened by fuel price hikes and measly ayuda

March 18, 2022

NEWS

The huge drop in the number of labor force participants and employed persons from December 2021 to January 2022 is concerning and underscores the country’s precarious jobs situation.

The Duterte Legacy of Poor-Quality Work

February 16, 2022

The Duterte government claims strong employment creation signalling economic recovery. But with most jobs in merely part-time, low-paying and insecure work, Filipinos are really just making do and their lives aren’t better off.

Worst Jobs Crisis in PH History

July 25, 2020