THE proposed P14.1-billion cut in the budget of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and its attached agencies could diminish the government’s capacity to provide labor and employment programs, particularly worker training and labor inspection, a labor economist said on Thursday. “The cut in DoLE’s appropriations will absolutely diminish its capacity to provide labor […]

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