ADMINISTRATIVE - BASED STATISTICS ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Agency Responsible / Bureau of Local Employment (BLE)
Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR)
Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC)
Frequency / Quarterly
Disaggregation /
Geographic Area: National/Regional
Program Area
Availability / From 1988, although some data series may have earlier years while others started later years
Dissemination / Two (2) months after the reference period
Definition of Terms- Administrative - Based Statistics
/ statistics generated from administrative records arising from the Department of Labor and Employment’s operations in the pursuance of its mandated functions.
A. Employment and Manpower Development
- Alien Employment Permit (AEP)
/ a permit issued by the DOLERegional Office authorizing a non- resident foreign national to work in the Philippines after a determination of the non-availability of Filipino citizen who is competent, able and willing at the time of the application to perform the services for which the alien is desired.
B. Maintenance of Industrial Peace
1. Labor Organization / any registered group or association of employees which exists in whole or in part for the purpose of collective bargaining or dealing with employer concerning terms and conditions of employment.
1. Affiliated– a local or an independently registered union affiliated with a federation or a national union.
2. Independent – aunion operating in an establishment by itself. It is not identified with a federation nor a national union.
- Existing Labor Organizations
/ existing labor unions with valid certificates of registration as of the end of the reference period. Included are labor unions which are newly registered and those whose registrations have been restored during the reference period. Excluded are labor unions whose registrations have been cancelled.
- Labor Organizations Newly Registered
/ newly organized union not identified with a federation or a national union registered for the first time at the DOLE Regional Office during the reference period after all requirements for registration have been sufficiently complied with.
/ groupings of local/independent unions and/or chapter. Any labor organization with at least ten (10) locals or chapters, each of which must be a duly recognized collective bargaining agent. It is organized either on the national or regional basis and may engage in any organizational activity in more than one industry in any area and region or may cut across industries or regions.
/ any group of registered national unions or federations organized for mutual aid and protection of its members, for assisting such members in collective bargaining or for participating in the formulation of social and employment policies, standards and programs in such industry, which is duly registered with the Department in accordance with Rule III, Section 2 of these Rules.
/ any association of workers organized for the mutual aid and protection of its members or for any legitimate purpose other than collective bargaining.
- Labor-Management Committee
/ the operating mechanism of labor-management cooperation program in unorganized establishments.
- Labor-Management Council
- Labor-Management
Cooperation Scheme / the operating mechanism of labor-management cooperation program in organized establishments.
any arrangement, mechanism, activity, or process, apart from the grievance committee, which is made up of workers and management whether unionized or not, in order to improve labor-management relations and working conditions, increase productivity, and enhance the quality of work life.
2. Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBAs)- Collective Bargaining Agreement
/ the negotiated contract between a legitimate labor organization and the employer concerning wages, hours of work, and all other terms and conditions of employment in a bargaining unit, including mandatory provisions for grievance and arbitration machinery.
/ CBAs registered with the DOLE Regional Office during the reference period upon compliance with the mandatory requirements provided for under the Labor Code, as amended and its implementing rules.
/ collective bargaining agreements whose registrations have not yet expired. It includes newly registered ones but excludes those whose registrations have expired during the reference period.
the totality of CBAs whose provisions are still enforceable at a specified period. It includes newly registered CBAs but exclude those whose registrations have expired during the reference period.
C. Workers Protection and Welfare- General Labor Standards Inspection
/ inspection undertaken to determine compliance with standards on wages, hours of work, and other ameliorative aids to workers.
- Technical Safety Inspection
/ inspection for the purpose of safety determination of boilers, pressure vessels, internal combustion engines, electrical installations, elevators, hoisting equipment, and other mechanical equipment.
/ minimum requirements prescribed by existing laws, rules and regulations and other issuances relating to wages, living allowance, and other employee monetary and welfare benefits, occupational health and safety, and other standards designed to improve work conditions.
/ labor dispute arising from violation or non-compliance to labor standards, whether or not employer-employee relations exist.
/ an establishment subjected to inspection either as part of the program, based on a complaint, or for purposes of providing technical assistance.
In January 2004, Department Order 57 -04 known as the Labor Standards Enforcement Framework was implemented to build a culture of voluntary compliance with labor standards by all establishments and workplaces and expand the reach of the Department of Labor and Employment through partnership with labor and employer’s organization as well as with other government agencies and professional organizations and to have a stake on the welfare and protection of workers.
Three approaches were issued namely:
- Self Assessment – a voluntary mode to encourage establishments with 200 workers or more. This also applies to unionized establishments with certified Collective Bargaining Agreement regardless of the number of workers.
- Inspection – to be undertaken in workplaces with 10 to 199 workers and effect resolutions/corrections if there are violations.
- Advisory service (Technical Assistance Visits – TAVs) – to be undertaken in workplaces with less than 10 workers and those registered as Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs).
- Establishment Found with Violations
/ an establishment found not complying with certain labor standards in the course of inspection by a person authorized by the Labor Secretary.
- Establishment with Violations Corrected on Field
/ an establishment found with violation in the course of inspection for which plant correction was effected immediately.
- Workers Benefited by Field Correction
/ total number of workers benefited by plant correction in the establishment.
/ technical unit inspected (e.g., boiler, pressure vessel, internal combustion engine, elevator, hoisting equipment, and electrical installation) of reported establishments.
