Workers begin 10-day countdown to wage increase
"Increasing the national minimum wage is possible and not something that will burden the businesses.
Workers begin 10-day countdown to wage increase
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Keychains and tumblers for a cause
Keychains and tumblers for a cause
To sustain their fight for regularization and other union rights, Sumifru workers make handmade keychains and tumblers.
From Comval to Manila: Workers face threats amid strike for regularization
From Comval to Manila: Workers face threats amid strike for regularization
Unionists have defended their protest camp from at least four instances of forced demolition while in Manila.
Include Sumifru workers’ woes in Japanese official’s agenda, Duterte told
Include Sumifru workers’ woes in Japanese official’s agenda, Duterte told
'Pres. Duterte and FM Kono did not discuss their accountability and Japanese fruit company Sumifru in the violation of workers' rights.'
Workers to Comelec: Let Manggagawa Party-list run in 2019 polls
Workers to Comelec: Let Manggagawa Party-list run in 2019 polls
The MANGGAGAWA Partylist asks the COMELEC to act toward ensuring the main objective of the partylist system is met -- allow marginalized groups such as the workers to expand their political participation .
State workers protest delayed salary increase, blame squabbles in Duterte admin for delay in hike
State workers protest delayed salary increase, blame squabbles in Duterte admin for delay in hike
State workers blame the delay in budget approval on government officials "asserting their selfish interest and also on wrong budget policies."
Artists mount end ENDO exhibit in UP
Artists mount end ENDO exhibit in UP
“Wherever there are attacks to human dignity, workers will be pushed to express their struggles in all available forms, and artists will be there to assist and participate in this collective articulation.”
For the first time, BPO workers to go on strike
For the first time, BPO workers to go on strike
“We have exhausted all efforts to resolve our issues through constructive means and social dialogue.”
Police: 20th suspect arrested at NutriAsia dispersal had a gun, shabu
Police: 20th suspect arrested at NutriAsia dispersal had a gun, shabu
“He [Barana] was beaten up by cops to force him to pretend to be one of the workers. He was temporarily released and ordered to go with the arrested workers to make it appear like the workers were armed.”
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‘World leader in cooking equipment’ Middleby blocks food delivery to workers on strike
‘World leader in cooking equipment’ Middleby blocks food delivery to workers on strike
The workers vowed to seek justice and pursue their demands for regularization as they prepare for the negotiation with Middleby at the Office of the Secretary of Labor on July 12.
Middleby kitchen equipment maker refuses to regularize contractual workers on strike
Middleby kitchen equipment maker refuses to regularize contractual workers on strike
“Middleby, a US-owned corporation, should be ashamed to call itself a world leader if it could not even respect the rights of its workers here and abroad.”
Jollibee refuses to regularize workers, lays off 400
Jollibee refuses to regularize workers, lays off 400
"I never expected it to happen to me, I told myself, since I received many awards honoring my loyalty and service.”
20 arrested, scores wounded in violent dispersal of NutriAsia strike
20 arrested, scores wounded in violent dispersal of NutriAsia strike
Nineteen workers and a senior high school member of the League of Filipino Students were arrested and brought to Meycauayan Police Station.
Women workers on the picket frontline: Why workers of NutriAsia go on strike
Women workers on the picket frontline: Why workers of NutriAsia go on strike
To them, it is no longer just about wages –- it is a bigger fight they need to win to regain their dignity as workers after their rights have been trampled upon for so long.
Police makes a move to disperse NutriAsia workers’ picket
Police makes a move to disperse NutriAsia workers’ picket
In a bid to defend their picket line, the workers sat and huddled together on the flooded ground in front of the factory inside an industrial park.
NutriAsia workers face police harassment, illegal dismissal amid fight for regularization
NutriAsia workers face police harassment, illegal dismissal amid fight for regularization
Of the total 1,400 workers in NutriAsia only around 100 are regular workers.
Amid ‘dubious poverty estimates,’ govt employees press for P16k monthly minimum wage
Amid ‘dubious poverty estimates,’ govt employees press for P16k monthly minimum wage
There is a huge difference between the salaries of top government officials, including Cabinet secretaries and Undersecretaries like Diokno and Edillon on one hand, and the salaries of ordinary rank-and-file employees on the other hand.
P750 minimum wage possible, non-inflationary, good for the economy — IBON
P750 minimum wage possible, non-inflationary, good for the economy — IBON
The country’s largest corporations and the wealthiest families owning these can easily absorb the substantial wage hike. Smaller producers in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) can also afford the wage hike with government support.
Substantial wage hike, a question of survival for workers
Substantial wage hike, a question of survival for workers
“There is no way we could scrimp so there’ll be enough for our needs.”
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