Republic of the Philippines

NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION

10
th
National Youth Parliament
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RESOLUTION NO. NYP10-02
Series of 2014
A RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
(DOLE) TO MAKE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAMS MORE
ACCESSIBLE AND READILY AVAILABLE TO BARANGAYS, SECONDARY
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,
AND TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
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by: Committee on Employment
WHEREAS, Sec 18, Article II of the 1987 Constitution declares as a State policy that labor is a
primary social economic force, and that the State is mandated to protect the rights of workers
and promote their welfare.
WHEREAS, Sec. 3, Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution mandates the State to afford full
protection to labor, local and overseas, organized and unorganized, and promote full
employment and equality of employment opportunities for all.
WHEREAS, according to Article 12, paragraph c of Presidential Decree No. 442, or the Labor
Code of the Philippines, it is a State policy to facilitate a free choice of available employment by
persons seeking work in conformity with the national interest.
WHEREAS, the Department of Labor and Employment, in its current statistical study, for
purposes of an employment situationer, has shown that the youth unemployment rate of 17.3%
is more than twice the national unemployment rate of 7.5%. Furthermore, the underemployment
rate in the country is 19.5%, particularly with 7.1 Million underemployed persons in the
Philippines.
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Local Employment of the DOLE has created a division undertaking
the maintenance of the Labor Market Information System, which focuses on the Philippine
setting for the operation of labor demands and supply, employer hiring practices, and worker job
preferences, among others.
WHEREAS, the over-arching goal of President Benigno Aquino IIIs administration in its 22-
point labor and employment agenda includes addressing the labor-mismatch problem by
promoting better coordination between employers, academia, and government through
strengthening both public (e.g. Public Employment Service Offices PESO) and private sector
labor market information and exchange institutions, especially the local levels as emphasized in
the Philippine Labor and Employment Plan of 2011-2016.
WHEREAS, the Human Development Poverty Reduction Cabinet Cluster of the government,
with the DOLE as a member, has pinpointed Convergent Programs addressing Jobs-Skills
Matching. These programs are the following: 1. Review of Education and Training Curriculum;
2. Development of Philippine Qualifications Framework; 3. Career Guidance Advocacy
Program; and, 4. Optimizing the Utilization of Phil-Job Net.
Republic of the Philippines
NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION
10
th
National Youth Parliament
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WHEREAS, despite the existence of the Labor Market Information System programs
addressing the issue of job-skills mismatch, there is still an action gap in the implementation of
these programs in communities such as Barangays, Secondary Educational Institutions, Tertiary
Educational Institutions, and Technical-Vocational Institutions. The action gap pertains to the
accessibility and availability of these programs to targeted beneficiaries.
WHEREAS, a significant number of targeted beneficiaries of the Labor Market Information
System programs, mainly the youth component of the labor force, remain to be unaware of
these programs due to a lack of efficient mechanisms in making these programs accessible and
readily available.
WHEREAS, there is a recognized need to further localize the implementation of the Labor
Market Information System programs in Barangays, Secondary Educational Institutions, Tertiary
Educational Institutions and Technical-Vocational Institutions to better cater to the welfare of the
youth.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED to urge the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to make Labor Market Information System
programs accessible and readily available to Barangays, Secondary Educational Institutions,
Tertiary Educational Institutions, and Technical-Vocational Institutions.
RESOLVED FURTHER, to mandate the Department of Labor and Employment, in coordination
with the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Bureau of Secondary Education of
the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, and Technical Educational
Skills Development Authority, to promulgate guidelines in the promotion of Labor Market
information System programs and necessary implementing rules and regulations that would
address specific needs of particular sectors of the youth, including but are not limited to:
persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and disadvantaged youth.
ADOPTED this 17th day of May 2014 at Manila, Philippines.
Certified by:
(Sgd.)
RAPONCEL D. ABUEG
Secretary General
Approved by:
(Sgd.)
FARAHNAZ A.GHODSINIA
President