Ahead of this year's May 1 celebration of Labor Day, DOLE together with the DTI, NEDA, DAP, ADB, WB and the ILO, embarked on a Pre-Summit Dialogue on 23 April 2021 with Industry Leaders & Associations in the fields of Manufacturing, IT, Wholesale/Retail, Transport & Logistics, Tourism, Banking & Finance, etc. to come up with a comprehensive solution to address the issues of growing unemployment & underemployment. PAGASA was invited to participate. Break-out sessions were held to draw up a unified presentation economy-wise come Labor Day.