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Ronalyn V. Olea | Oct 4, 2011
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PAL workers intensify protest actions
PAL workers intensify protest actions
By MARYA SALAMAT
By October 1, regular PAL workers are under threat of being locked out of PAL, as the Lucio Tan Group of companies would start its outsourcing plan in earnest.
Support for wage hike bills snowballs in Congress
Support for wage hike bills snowballs in Congress
By MARYA SALAMAT
The recorded profit of the top 1,000 corporations in the Philippines ballooned more than five times (552-percent) in a decade, but the average wages and salaries increased only 31-percent over the same period.
Sidebar: Rep. Winnie Castelo will 'plank' for P125 wage hike bill
Worsening conditions for the Filipino worker
Worsening conditions for the Filipino worker
By MARYA SALAMAT
Majority of those employed today in the Philippines are in vulnerable or part-time work, hampering many workers’ desire to demand for a living wage. Even those in full-time work are reportedly under pressure to comply with various flexible work arrangements.
Nestlé marks ‘centenary of exploiting, terrorizing labor’ – workers
Nestlé marks ‘centenary of exploiting, terrorizing labor’ – workers
By MARYA SALAMAT
“The media blitz being done by Nestlé could no more hide its continued violation of the Supreme Court decisions and other laws in the Philippines so it could continue to deny justice to its workers who are now into their ninth year of strike.” – KMU
Fishing for bigger profits: Norwegian firm accused of deceiving workers
Fishing for bigger profits: Norwegian firm accused of deceiving workers
By MARYA SALAMAT
“What is happening in Mustad is a textbook case of illegal closure...of capitalists drastically undertaking illegal and anti-worker measures because they are confident the Aquino government won’t lift a finger to harm them,” said Leandro “Ka Doods” Gerodias, KMU deputy secretary-general and president of the Alliance of Democratic Labor Organizations (ADLO).
Bank employees also suffer from meager wages despite industry’s profitability
Bank employees also suffer from meager wages despite industry’s profitability
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
"We, bank employees, are victims of meager wages despite the fact that the banking industry is one of the most profitable in the country," Raymund Acenia, president of the Hongkong Bank Independent Labor Union
The long road to justice for union leader Ka Fort continues
The long road to justice for union leader Ka Fort continues
A six-year span of time could make a child out of an infant after he or she is able to crawl, stand, walk, run, read, write and even tie shoe laces. However, the nearly six-year-old campaign for justice for the killing of Diosdado "Ka Fort" Fortuna has long been taking baby steps when a flawed report almost pushed the campaign back to square one.
Youth lawmaker pushes for protection of rights of call center agents
Youth lawmaker pushes for protection of rights of call center agents
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“Rather than pushing for self-regulation in the BPO industry, what DOLE should do is to promote the rights of BPO workers inside the workplace. Supporting the House Bill 2592 would be a good step forward.”
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