Philippines Opens Injury Compensation to Gig Workers Under SSS Scheme
Labor department confirms ride-hail operators and delivery couriers can now access medical and income support through existing national insurance framework
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Labor department confirms ride-hail operators and delivery couriers can now access medical and income support through existing national insurance framework

Proposed legislation to ease employment regulations in semiconductor and advanced industry hubs triggers pushback from organized labor ahead of August submission

A Pasig court has frozen the wage increase that took effect just days earlier, leaving workers awaiting relief while employers who warned of layoffs press their legal challenge

Ride-hailing platforms use service fees and insurance charges to circumvent Jakarta's new regulations, leaving drivers with less than half their gross earnings after costs.

Government plan would bring platform-based couriers under workers' compensation scheme for first time

Prime Minister signals potential shift from fixed ¥1,500 target as government weighs economic realities against wage growth ambitions