Philippines – The presidential canditate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday said the proposition of diminishing the week’s worth of work into four days is alright the same length as the laborers endorse it and were not compelled to do as such. In a municipal center conversation with laborers on Labor Day, Marcos was gotten some information about his viewpoints …

SINGAPORE – After cross-border travel resumed five months ago, only about 50 percent of Malaysian employees have returned to Singapore for work. Various trade associations told The Straits Times that industries, such as renovation and food and beverage (F&B) services, that depend heavily on workers from across the Causeway, are still struggling to cope with the shortage of manpower. Mr. …

A power curb has been lifted on vehicles ferrying workers. The change to remove the 25% reduction in carrying capacity is in line with the beginning of phase three of the reopening of Singapore, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday. The reduction in maximum passenger capacity was announced in late May as the …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia advises individuals who have tested positive for coronavirus but do not have symptoms of Covid-19 to first self-isolate at home, as cases involving foreign employees are on the rise. These patients who are asymptomatic should keep in touch with their health offices in the area. Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, Director-General of the Health Ministry, said that …

Illegal workers returning home from South Korea to escape the Covid-19 epidemic are being put into voluntary self-quarantine because there is no law requiring they be quarantined, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Tuesday. On Monday, Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said the Public Health Ministry was considering whether to apply the same measures as applied …