unemployment

On the sixth week of lockdown: Millions of Filipinos going hungry, suffer amid worst mass unemployment in history

Abril 21, 2020

NEWS

Millions of Filipinos are going hungry and suffering the worst mass unemployment in the country’s history as the sixth week of lockdown begins.

Unwanted Normalcies

Abril 12, 2020

Dealing with COVID-19: Just reboot the economy?

Marso 30, 2020

POLICY NOTE

The coronavirus pandemic and the expansive efforts to address it are new and unprecedented. But they also exposed many old problems that have always been there.

Record Unemployment Under Duterte

Pebrero 3, 2020

Most new jobs temporary, poor quality — IBON

Disyembre 6, 2019

NEWS

Research group IBON said the recently reported large increase in employment and slight decrease in unemployment bring much-needed relief to millions of Filipinos who have been suffering worsening unemployment since the Duterte administration began. The group however also warned against complacency. Looking at the official labor force survey results more completely shows that the majority of jobs created were temporary and poor-quality.

Job creation volatile, mostly of poor quality work

Setyembre 7, 2019

Research group IBON said that the recently reported job generation is mostly in poor quality work and confirms volatile labor market conditions rather than a strengthening economy. The group made the statement after the recent release of seemingly favorable employment figures and warned against complacency. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported an increase in the […]

High real unemployment

Hulyo 10, 2019

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Don’t insist on low poverty threshold, address jobs crisis, gov’t told

Abril 17, 2019

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) recently attributed reduced poverty in the first semester of 2018 to the rising quality of jobs under the Duterte administration. But research group IBON said that dismal jobs creation, the magnitude of joblessness, poor quality work, and meager wages give away the true picture of Philippine poverty. The […]