MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME LENDING URGENCY TO PROPOSED LAWS FOR A MORE COMPETITIVE FILIPINO WORKFORCE
February 1st, 2018
Employers and economists in the Philippines have been supportive of proposed laws that seek to develop a more competitive Filipino workforce by providing more disadvantaged people free access to technical and vocational training.
House of Representatives Bills (HB) 5729, 5889, 5923 and 6287 were introduced in mid-2017 against the backdrop of a persistent shortage of skilled workers that is now becoming an even more pressing issue as the government under President Rodrigo Duterte launches a massive “build, build, build” programme to upgrade the country’s ...
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