The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is the primary government agency mandated to promote gainful employment opportunities, develop human resources, protect workers and promote their welfare, and maintain industrial peace.
Originally, DOLE started as a small bureau in 1908. It became a department on December 8, 1933 with the passage of Act 4121.
DOLE stands as the national government agency 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.
The organization and functions of DOLE are in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order No. 126, as amended, the Labor Code of the Philippines, and other relevant and pertinent legislations.
DOLE has exclusive authority in the administration and enforcement of labor and employment laws and such other laws as specifically assigned to it or to the Secretary of Labor and Employment.
Source: WikiPilipinas
General Functions
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Enforce social and labor legislation to protect the working class and regulate the relations between the worker and his employers;
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Formulate and recommend policies, plans and programs for manpower development, training, allocation, and utilization;
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Recommend legislation to enhance the material, social and intellectual improvement of the nation’s labor force;
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Protect and promote the interest of every citizen desiring to work locally or overseas by securing for him the most equitable terms and conditions of employment, and by providing social and welfare services;
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Regulate the employment of aliens, including the enforcement of a registration or work permit system for such aliens, as provided for by law;
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Formulate general guidelines concerning wage income policy;
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Recommend necessary adjustments in wage structures with the view to developing a wage system that is consistent with national economic and social development plans;
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Provide for safe, decent, humane and improved working conditions and environment for all workers, particularly women and young workers;
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Maintain a harmonious, equitable and stable labor relations system that is supportive of the national economic policies and programs;
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Uphold the right of workers and employers to organize and promote free collective bargaining as the foundation of the labor relations system;
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Provide and ensure the fair and expeditious settlement and disposition of labor and industrial disputes through collective bargaining, grievance machinery, conciliation, mediation, voluntary arbitration, compulsory arbitration as may be provided by law, and other modes that may be voluntarily agreed upon by the parties concerned; and
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Perform such other functions as may be provided by law
Source. LawPhil.net
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