Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)

Department of Labor and Employment
Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo
Department overview
Formed	December 8, 1933
Headquarters	DOLE Building, Muralla corner General Luna Streets, Intramuros, Manila
Annual budget	₱36.61 billion (2021)
Minister responsible	Honorable Bienvenido E. Laguesma, Secretary;
Department executives	Ciriaco A. Lagunzad III, Undersecretary; Carmela I. Torres; Atty. Benjo Santos M. Benavidez, Undersecretary; Atty. Benedicto Ernesto R. Bitonio, Jr., Undersecretary; Atty. Felipe N. Egargo, Jr., Undersecretary; Atty. Maria Liavel C. Badillo-Crisostomo, Assistant Secretary; Atty. Paul Vincent W. Añover, Assistant Secretary; Dominique Rubia-Tutay, Assistant Secretary; Atty. Lennard Constantine C. Serrano, Assistant Secretary;
Website	www.dole.gov.ph

The Department of Labor and Employment (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo, commonly abbreviated as DOLE) is one of the executive departments of the Philippine government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and services, and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch in the field of labor and employment. It is tasked with the enforcement of the provisions of the Labor Code.^[2]

History

The Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 7, 1933, via the Act No. 4121 by the Philippine Legislature. It was renamed as Ministry of Labor and Employment in 1978. The agency was renamed as a department after the 1986 EDSA Revolution in 1986.^[3]

List of the Secretaries of the Department of Labor and Employment

Bureaus

Bureau of Local Employment (BLE)
Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR)
Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC)
Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC)
International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB)
National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO)

Attached Agencies

Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC)
Institute for Labor Studies (ILS)
National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)
National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)
National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)
Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

Seals

Bureau of Local Employment (BLE)
Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC)
National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)
National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)
Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)

References

^ https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/GAA/GAA2021/TechGAA2021/DOLE/DOLE.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Labor Code of the Philippines". Philippine Government. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
^ "EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE 1999 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT". Commission on Audit. Retrieved June 1, 2009.

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[2] "Labor Code of the Philippines". Philippine Government. Retrieved June 1, 2009.

[3] "EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE 1999 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT". Commission on Audit. Retrieved June 1, 2009.

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v t e Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
Government agencies / State-owned corporations	Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Overseas Filipino Bank (OFB)
Relevant events	Kidnapping of Angelo dela Cruz OFWs convicted of death penalty Sarah Balabagan Flor Contemplacion Mary Jane Veloso 2018 Kuwait–Philippine diplomatic crisis Death of Jeanelyn Villavende Murder of Jullebee Ranara
Other	Deployment bans Overseas Employment Certificate
See also: Overseas Filipinos Economy of the Philippines Foreign relations of the Philippines