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Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)

Executive department of the Philippine government

Summary

Executive department of the Philippine government

Field	Value
agency_name	Department of Labor and Employment
type	Department
nativename	Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleo
logo	Flag of the Department of Labor and Employment.jpg
logo_caption	Flag of the department
seal	Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).svg
seal_width	200 px
seal_caption	Logo of the department
image	DOLE (Intramuros, Manila; 02-06-2021).jpg
image_caption	DOLE building, Intramuros, Manila
formed
headquarters	DOLE Building, Muralla corner General Luna St., Intramuros, Manila
employees	2,109 (2024)
budget	billion (2023)
minister1_name	Bienvenido Laguesma
minister1_pfo	Secretary
chief1_name	Hero S. Hernandez
chief1_position	Head Executive Assistant, Office of the Secretary
website

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE; ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for formulating policies, implementing programs and services, and serving 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.

History

American colonial period

Beginning as a bureau in 1908, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 8, 1933, by virtue of Act No. 4121 of the Philippine Legislature. During the Great Depression, the labor department experienced challenges, particularly peasant violence throughout Central Luzon. The first labor secretary, Ramon Torres, proved to be unpopular among sugar workers due to him being a sugar hacendero himself. President Manuel L. Quezon then replaced Torres with Jose Avelino, who was a staunch anti-communist. Ineffective to handle the continued violence, Avelino was replaced with Leon Guinto as its third labor secretary. Unlike his predecessors, Guinto suggested social reforms to the president, albeit, creating a program dubbed "Quezonian communism". He thought that this would counter communism in the Philippines.

Republic of the Philippines

It was renamed as the Ministry of Labor and Employment in 1978. The agency was reverted to its original name after the People Power Revolution in 1986.

List of secretaries of labor and employment

Main article: Secretary of Labor and Employment (Philippines)

Organizational structure

The department is headed by a Secretary with the following Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries:

Undersecretary for Employment and Human Resource Development Cluster
Undersecretary for Workers’ Welfare and Protection Cluster
Undersecretary for Labor Relations, Policy and International Affairs Cluster
Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison and Legal Affairs, General Administration Cluster
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Human Resource Development Cluster
Assistant Secretary for Labor Relations, Policy and International Affairs and Regional Operations Cluster
Assistant Secretary for Legislative Liaison and Legal Affairs, General Administration Cluster
Assistant Secretary for Workers’ Welfare and Protection Cluster

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)

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)
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

Seals

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

References

[[Department of Budget and Management]]. "Staffing Summary Fiscal Year 2024".
"People's Proposed Budget 2023". Department of Budget and Management.
(2013). "Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino".
"Labor Code of the Philippines". Philippine Government.
(2025-09-05). "ROLE: Department of Labor and Employment".
Larkin, John A.. (1993). "Sugar and the Origins of Modern Philippine Society". [[University of California Press]].
"EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE 1999 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT ON THE of DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT". Commission on Audit.

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