(e) Implement policies on work permit system to regulate employment of aliens; (f) Develop and maintain a labor market information system in aid of proper manpower and development planning; (g) Implement employment programs designed to benefit disadvantaged groups and communities; and (h) Perform other functions as may be provided by law. (2) Workers Amelioration & Welfare/ Women & Young Workers Division with the following functions: (a) Assist rural workers, displaced farmers, and migratory workers in seeking gainful employment; (b) Conduct studies and draw up programs for re-training of displaced agricultural workers; (c) Coordinate with local government units in preparing a census of rural workers seeking employment; (d) Facilitate registration of rural workers association with the Department; (e) Recommend to the Assistant Regional Secretary policies, orders, rules and regulations implementing the provisions of the Labor Code affecting working women and minors; (f) Recommend to the Assistant Regional Secretary standards which shall protect the welfare of the working women and minors, improve their working condition, increase their efficiency secure opportunities for their profitable employment and find ways for their economic, educational, social and cultural advancement; (g) Prepare and recommend to the Assistant Regional Secretary the approval and issuance of such rules and regulations necessary in the interpretation of all laws relating to employment of women and minors; (h) Undertake studies and submit recommendations on the employment of women and minors in commercial, industrial and agricultural establishments and other places of labor; (i) Undertake development studies on the training needs of women and minors and develop programs and projects to enhance their productivity effective participation in community development; (j) Protect every child employed in the movie, television, radio and entertainment industries against exploitation, improper influences, hazards and other 121

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