ADMINISTRATIVE - BASED STATISTICS ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
 Agency Responsible
Bureau of Local Employment (BLE)
Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR)
Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC)
 Frequency
Quarterly
 Disaggregation
Geographic Area: National/Regional
Program Area
 Availability
From 1988, although some data series may have earlier years while others
started later years
 Dissemination
Two (2) months after the reference period
 Definition of Terms
 Administrative - Based Statistics
statistics generated from administrative records arising from the Department of
Labor and Employment’s operations in the pursuance of its mandated
functions.
A. Employment and Manpower Development
 Alien Employment Permit
(AEP)
a permit issued by the DOLE Regional Office authorizing a non- resident
foreign national to work in the Philippines after a determination of the nonavailability of Filipino citizen who is competent, able and willing at the time of
the application to perform the services for which the alien is desired.
B. Maintenance of Industrial Peace
1. Labor Organization
 Labor Union
any registered group or association of employees which exists in whole or in
part for the purpose of collective bargaining or dealing with employer
concerning terms and conditions of employment.
1. Affiliated – a local or an independently registered union affiliated with a
federation or a national union.
2. Independent – a union operating in an establishment by itself. It is not
identified with a federation nor a national union.
 Existing Labor
Organizations
existing labor unions with valid certificates of registration as of the end of the
reference period. Included are labor unions which are newly registered and
those whose registrations have been restored during the reference period.
Excluded are labor unions whose registrations have been cancelled.
 Labor Organizations
Newly Registered
newly organized union not identified with a federation or a national union
registered for the first time at the DOLE Regional Office during the reference
period after all requirements for registration have been sufficiently complied
with.
 Federations
groupings of local/independent unions and/or chapter. Any labor organization
with at least ten (10) locals or chapters, each of which must be a duly
recognized collective bargaining agent. It is organized either on the national or
regional basis and may engage in any organizational activity in more than one
industry in any area and region or may cut across industries or regions.
 Labor/Trade Center
any group of registered national unions or federations organized for mutual aid
and protection of its members, for assisting such members in collective
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bargaining or for participating in the formulation of social and employment
policies, standards and programs in such industry, which is duly registered with
the Department in accordance with Rule III, Section 2 of these Rules.
 Workers’ Association
any association of workers organized for the mutual aid and protection of its
members or for any legitimate purpose other than collective bargaining.
 Labor-Management
Committee
the operating mechanism of labor-management cooperation program in
unorganized establishments.
 Labor-Management
Council
the operating mechanism of labor-management cooperation program in
organized establishments.
 Labor-Management
Cooperation Scheme
any arrangement, mechanism, activity, or process, apart from the grievance
committee, which is made up of workers and management whether unionized
or not, in order to improve labor-management relations and working conditions,
increase productivity, and enhance the quality of work life.
2. Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBAs)
 Collective Bargaining
Agreement
the negotiated contract between a legitimate labor organization and the
employer concerning wages, hours of work, and all other terms and conditions
of employment in a bargaining unit, including mandatory provisions for
grievance and arbitration machinery.
 Registered CBAs
CBAs registered with the DOLE Regional Office during the reference period
upon compliance with the mandatory requirements provided for under the
Labor Code, as amended and its implementing rules.
 CBAs In effect
collective bargaining agreements whose registrations have not yet expired. It
includes newly registered ones but excludes those whose registrations have
expired during the reference period.
 Existing CBAs
the totality of CBAs whose provisions are still enforceable at a specified period.
It includes newly registered CBAs but exclude those whose registrations have
expired during the reference period.
C. Workers Protection and Welfare
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 General Labor Standards
Inspection
inspection undertaken to determine compliance with standards on wages,
hours of work, and other ameliorative aids to workers.
 Technical Safety Inspection
inspection for the purpose of safety determination of boilers, pressure vessels,
internal combustion engines, electrical installations, elevators, hoisting
equipment, and other mechanical equipment.
 Labor Standards
minimum requirements prescribed by existing laws, rules and regulations and
other issuances relating to wages, living allowance, and other employee
monetary and welfare benefits, occupational health and safety, and other
standards designed to improve work conditions.
 Labor Standards Case
labor dispute arising from violation or non-compliance to labor standards,
whether or not employer-employee relations exist.
 Establishment Inspected
an establishment subjected to inspection either as part of the program, based
on a complaint, or for purposes of providing technical assistance.
In January 2004, Department Order 57 -04 known as the Labor Standards
Enforcement Framework was implemented to build a culture of voluntary
compliance with labor standards by all establishments and workplaces and
expand the reach of the Department of Labor and Employment through
partnership with labor and employer’s organization as well as with other
government agencies and professional organizations and to have a stake on
the welfare and protection of workers.
Three approaches were issued namely:
a. Self Assessment – a voluntary mode to encourage establishments with 200
workers or more. This also applies to unionized establishments with
certified Collective Bargaining Agreement regardless of the number of
workers.
b. Inspection – to be undertaken in workplaces with 10 to 199 workers and
effect resolutions/corrections if there are violations.
c. Advisory service (Technical Assistance Visits – TAVs) – to be undertaken in
workplaces with less than 10 workers and those registered as Barangay
Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs).
 Establishment Found with
Violations
an establishment found not complying with certain labor standards in the
course of inspection by a person authorized by the Labor Secretary.
 Establishment with
Violations Corrected on
Field
an establishment found with violation in the course of inspection for which plant
correction was effected immediately.
 Workers Benefited by Field
Correction
total number of workers benefited by plant correction in the establishment.
 Units Inspected
technical unit inspected (e.g., boiler, pressure vessel, internal combustion
engine, elevator, hoisting equipment, and electrical installation) of reported
establishments.
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