1. MAN POWER

2. DEFINITION OF TERMS
MAN POWER- the total of personnel available or engaged for a specific job or task.
Related terms:
Man power surplus- if there are more people than available job.
Man power deficit- if available people are fewer than jobs.

3. Man power policies local and international
Man power policies in the Philippines
Presidential decree no. 442 the labor code of the Philippines
-under article 3. DECLERATION OF BASIC POLICY
The state shall afford protection to labor, promote full employment, ensure equal work opportunities regardless of sex, race or creed and regulate the relations between workers and employees. The state shall assure the rights of workers to self organization, collective bargaining, security of tenure, and just, humane conditions of works.

4. Magna carta for disabled person (1992) Philippines
-guarantee employment opportunities for PWDs

5. Republic act no. 7686 ‘ DUAL TRAINING SYSTEM ACT OF 1994”
it is hereby declared the policy of the state to strengthen man power education and training in the country so that the latter may be assured of an ever growing supply of an educated and skilled manpower equipped with appropriate skills and desirable work habbits and attitudes. THE DTS, AS SUCCESSFULLY TESTED IN SOME HIGHLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SHALL BE ADOPTED IN DULY ACCREDITED VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS IN COOPERATION WITH ACCREDITED AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, AS ONE OF THE PREFFERD MEANS OF CREATING A DEPENDABLE POOL OF WELL TRAINED OPERATORS, CRAFSTMEN AND TECHNICIANS FOR THE ECONOMY.

6. POEA RULES AND REGULATIONS
STATEMENT OF POLICY
It is the policy of the Administration:
a. To uphold the dignity and fundamental human rights of Filipino migrant workers and
promote full employment and equality of employment opportunities for all;
b. To protect every citizen desiring to work overseas by securing the best possible terms and
conditions of employment;
c. To allow the deployment of Filipino migrant workers only in countries where their rights are
protected;
d. To provide an effective gender-sensitive mechanism that can adequately protect and
safeguard the rights and interest of Filipino migrant workers;
e. To disseminate and allow free flow of information which will properly prepare individuals into
making informed and intelligent decisions about overseas employment;
f. To ensure careful selection of Filipino workers for overseas employment in order to protect
the good name of the Philippines abroad;
g. To institute a system to guarantee that migrant workers possess the necessary skills,
knowledge or experience for their overseas jobs;
h. To recognize the participation of the private sector in the recruitment and placement of
overseas workers to serve national development objectives;
i. To deregulate recruitment activities progressively taking into account emerging
circumstances which may affect the welfare of migrant workers;
j. To support programs for the reintegration of returning migrant workers into Philippine
society; and
k. To cooperate with duly registered non-government organizations, in a spirit of trust and
mutual respect, in protecting and promoting the welfare of Filipino migrant workers.

7. Philippines response to the international standard policy
REPUBLIC ACT NO August 8, 1994 RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE TESDA ACT OF Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby declared the policy of the State to provide relevant, accessible, high quality and efficient technical education and skills development in support of the development of high quality Filipino middle-level manpower responsive to and in accordance with Philippine development goals and priorities. chanroblespublishingcompany The State shall encourage active participation of various concerned sectors, particularly private enterprises, being direct participants in and immediate beneficiaries of a trained and skilled work force, in providing technical education and skills development opportunities.

8. the implication of these policies in the philippine context
Philippines
April 2015a/
(Excludes Leyte)
April 2014
Population 15 years and over (in 000)
64,802
63,772
Labor Force Participation Rate (%)
64.6
65.2
Employment Rate (%)
93.6
93.0
Unemployment Rate (%)
6.4
7.0
Underemployment Rate (%)
17.8
18.2

9. International manpower policies
4th Conference on Regulating for Decent Work: Developing and Implementing Policies for a Better Future at Work (RDW), 8-10 July 2015
The 4th RDW Conference will investigate key dimensions of the future of work and will focus on four thematic issues: (I) Worker protection: wages, hours, and the employment relationship; (II) Income security in the era of widening inequality – labour income, social protection, and well-being; (III) Labour market regulation and development – political economy of policy reforms and their outcomes; and (IV) Reaching out to vulnerable workers: voice, actions, and the role of collective labour relations.

10. International Labour Standards Policy
The four components of the standards strategy:
1. Better promotion and application of the existing corpus of up-to-date ILO standards
2. Strengthening of the supervisory system
3. Importance of achieving greater visibility of ILO standards
4. Technical assistance, technical cooperation and capacity building