By DEE AYROSO
Workers of the world
Tags: labor unions
Wyeth employees get fired under guise of ‘team building exercises’
According to the labor federation Drug/Food and Allied Workers Federation (DFA-KMU), Wyeth Philippines managemen6 launched a “team-building exercise” for workers in their Warehouse division when they were instead served redundancy notices.
From La Tondeña to modern day unions: The continuous struggle against dictatorship and oppression
Fast forward 49 years after Marcos imposed Martial Law and used his iron fist to clamp down workers’ rights and workers’ movements, the labor sector continues to rise.
Group lambasts plan to deploy military, police units against union offices
“This is a clear attack on the democratic rights of unionists and workers who are fighting for legitimate rights.”
Mindanao workers at #SONA2017 | ‘Duterte fortifies rather than ends contractualization’
“It’s as if they’re just playing with us workers.”
Duterte’s #First100Days | PH labor groups assail employers’ proposal on job contractualization
“Clearly, the labor department has not yet taken concrete steps to fulfill the President’s commitment.”
Tanduay Rhum makers to camp out in front of Labor Dept
Labor department’s decisions ordering the Lucio Tan company to regularize workers have yet to be enforced.
Kowloon Workers Clinch Initial Victory
After being on strike for more than four months now, workers of the Kowloon Restaurant along West Avenue in Quezon City were able to clinch an initial victory. BY RONALYN V. OLEA LABOR WATCH Bulatlat After being on strike for more than four months now, workers of the Kowloon Restaurant along West Avenue in Quezon…
Women Workers in Shoe Factory Decry Sexual Harassment, Low Wages, Union Busting
It was not in the job description but kissing the drunk owner of an 18-year-old rubber boots and shoes factory in Muntinlupa was the first thing women workers had to do when they report for work at six in the morning. They lined up not just to have the timecard punched. They lined up to…
Export Processing Zone Workers Victims of Unfair Labor Practices
The minimum wage in the CEZ is pegged at P272 ($6.03 at an exchange rate of $1=P45.04) barely providing for the family’s basic needs even if both husband and wife works; workers labor under extreme conditions such as working non-stop for 48 hours, not being allowed to eat or go to the toilet during working…
Gov’t TV Union Decries Mismanagement; Wants Palace Appointees To Resign
Just like the government-sequestered media establishments, the government-owned People’s Television Network or PTV4 is seen as grossly mismanaged, its officials appointed in payment of political debts. Last Jan. 19, restive PTV4 employees demanded the resignation of the PTV4’s Board of Directors, charging that the current PTV4 board has mishandled the network, which now runs on…