On Labor Day, workers demand urgent economic relief
“If he has no plans of giving much-needed and much-deserved cash aid for the workers and the people, it is better for Duterte to just resign.”
On Labor Day, workers demand urgent economic relief
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Public school teachers work longer without enough support – survey
Public school teachers work longer without enough support – survey
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers called on President Duterte to urgently address “the serious welfare issues of public school teachers that erode their capacities, health, and morale, and put education continuity in jeopardy.”
Pandemic worsens poor workplace health and safety
Pandemic worsens poor workplace health and safety
The pandemic only compounded the already dismal status of occupational health and safety in the country. Workers are either thrusted into work-from-home setups, forced to risk exposure to Covid-19 in their traditional workplaces, or retrenched altogether.
Attacks vs. Laguna workers heighten days away from Labor Day
Attacks vs. Laguna workers heighten days away from Labor Day
The recent string of harassment and attacks are meant to “silence workers in the lead up to Labor Day.”
UP security guards in limbo after dismissal
UP security guards in limbo after dismissal
Many dismissed security guards had been working for UP for at least a decade, with some serving for as long as 23 years.
For low-wage earners, staying at home is a luxury they cannot afford
For low-wage earners, staying at home is a luxury they cannot afford
Providing due social protection would have contributed to keeping people from leaving their homes but urban poor group Kadamay said the government’s financial aid has been “slow and too little.” They noted that the $20-aid per individual is a far cry from the $206 that progressive groups are demanding.
Police raid office of labor alliance in Laguna
Police raid office of labor alliance in Laguna
“Unionists are not terrorists. Terrorists do not fight for wages, decent conditions, and workers’ rights. Terrorists are those who intimidate, arrest, and kill people who stand up for justice and the common good.”
P100 emergency wage increase rejected; ‘heartless’ says labor group
P100 emergency wage increase rejected; ‘heartless’ says labor group
Amid increasing prices of staple goods and a stricter lockdown in place, workers group called the labor department's rejection of a P100-emergency wage relief petition “heartless.”
Labor leader shot dead in Laguna 3 weeks after Bloody Sunday
Labor leader shot dead in Laguna 3 weeks after Bloody Sunday
PAMANTIK-KMU has stated before that the Duterte administration is specifically targeting labor activists and unionists. These attacks, the group claims, intensified since the start of lockdown due to COVID-19 on March 17, 2020.
Retrenched workers of garments factory want their jobs back
Retrenched workers of garments factory want their jobs back
The Hanes plant in Laguna closed in October 2020 supposedly 'to prevent further losses,' leaving over a thousand of its employees, mostly women, jobless.
Gov’t workers assail rising cost of food, utilities amid low pay
Gov’t workers assail rising cost of food, utilities amid low pay
Government workers held a protest today, Feb. 15 against the rising prices of staple goods and services, decrying that their salaries have remained low.
60 Bacolod employees fired as Villar firm takes over public water utility
60 Bacolod employees fired as Villar firm takes over public water utility
Federation of government employees unions COURAGE said the dismissal of 60 employees violated the constitutional and legal rights of government employees to security of tenure.
UP researchers want their salaries for Christmas
UP researchers want their salaries for Christmas
“For many of us, this is our only source of income. We hope that the UP administration can find a way to address the situation before Christmas.”
Southern Tagalog workers clamor for speedy, timely distribution of 13th month pay
Southern Tagalog workers clamor for speedy, timely distribution of 13th month pay
Providing workers with their “bare minimum government mandated benefits” is not enough to solve the crisis workers are facing.
Will COVID-19 spur a wave of unionization?
Will COVID-19 spur a wave of unionization?
Workers have been infuriated by the callous treatment they’ve received in their workplaces. But many of them recognized that the most surefire way to get their employers to provide the protection they needed was through collective action.
Laguna workers hardest hit by COVID-19, ‘lax government policies’ – groups
Laguna workers hardest hit by COVID-19, ‘lax government policies’ – groups
"Workers’ groups and advocates have not been remiss in making concrete and constructive proposals to the government, but it has been deaf and blind to such proposals.”
Amid rise in COVID-19 cases in government sector, group calls for free testing, treatment
Amid rise in COVID-19 cases in government sector, group calls for free testing, treatment
“We condemn the continuing lack of protective equipment, assurance of free testing and treatment among all public sector employees.”
Threats mount vs. Coca-Cola workers as union elections near
Threats mount vs. Coca-Cola workers as union elections near
“In the five years that the union has existed, it has succeeded in the struggle for regularization when the workers went on strike in 2017, sorted out the union fund after the previous leadership left nothing, conducted multiple series of educational discussions to help the workers understand their rights, its leaders have studied how to best run the union in order to serve its workers, and advanced the struggle for livable wages and benefits through [Collective Bargaining Agreements].”
Famine at the shores
Famine at the shores
As the world grapples with the continuously unfolding crises in public health, economy, and food security, fishing communities face exacerbated hunger, job insecurity, and uncertainty of survival.
Return-to-work, regularization of contractuals on hold with ABS-CBN franchise renewal
Return-to-work, regularization of contractuals on hold with ABS-CBN franchise renewal
Aside from the complainants, the NLRC decision bolstered the rest of the contractual ABS-CBN workers’ demands for regularization.
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