The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), along with other government bodies, continues to affirm its commitment to accelerating progress through decent jobs and enhanced social protection, as it held the 4th meeting of the Technical Working Group on the Global Accelerator (GA) on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions on November 19, 2025, at the DOLE Central Office in Intramuros, Manila.
DOLE serves as the Chairperson of the Global Accelerator Technical Working Group (GA-TWG), with the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) serving as co-chairs. The working group is tasked with organizing, supervising, and tracking the assessment of the GA implementation in the Philippines.
As an approved pathfinder country, the Philippines commits to accelerating jobs and social protection for just transitions, which is also in line with goals of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s administration.
The meeting was chaired by DOLE Undersecretary Carmela I. Torres, along with Assistant Secretary Joel M. Gonzales and Bureau of Local Employment Director Patrick P. Patriwirawan, Jr., CESO III.
Discussed during the meeting was the GA Roadmap including the strategy context and policy foundations, current labor market realities, acceleration agenda, financing and resource mobilization plan, and coordination and governance.
The group also addressed improving workers’ employability, productivity, and welfare in its priority sectors: the construction and transportation industries.
The working group additionally reviewed its next steps, which include the submission of concurrence of draft GA Roadmap; creating an Executive Summary/Brief; presenting the Fifth Version of the GA Roadmap; and finalizing activities under the M-GA Round 1 Joint Programme.
Launched in September 2021, the GA on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions was initiated by the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General as the main vehicle to support countries in achieving one of the six Sustainable Development Goals.
