For workers in Southern Tagalog, repression is as normal as resistance.
Category: Labor & Employment – Front
Lay-offs at Wyeth ‘a clear-cut case of union busting,’ workers insist
The union has described the lay-offs as a “gross violation” of their Collective Bargaining Agreement, and “a clear-cut case of union busting.”
Filipino workers slam Marcos Jr.’s US visit amid ignored woes for wage hike
“There is nothing in the subservience of the Philippine government between rival countries US and China that will serve the interest of poor Filipinos.”
Labor Day 2023: Workers’ stories
Workers from different parts of the country joined protest actions on Labor Day. In Manila, these workers asserted that a substantial wage hike is necessary.
For these workers, unionism does wonders
“When I became a regular worker, I joined the union immediately. The union serves as our voice.”
Jeepney drivers kick off transport strike vs. phaseout
Jeepney drivers held a transport strike today as the Philippine government continues its plan to phase out not only a cultural icon in the country but the most common and affordable means of transportation for ordinary folk.
Marcos Jr. urged to prioritize local sugar mills
The country’s sugar workers called on Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to reopen the Central Azucarera de Don Pedro, Inc. (CADPI) in Nasugbu, Batangas, to boost the country’s sugar supply and ethanol production.
Groups urge DA to take over Batangas sugar mill
The call comes from concerns of “possible bankruptcy of 4,584 sugarcane planters [and] less work for more than 10,000 sugarcane field workers.”
Groups hope ILO mission will investigate labor rights violations in the Philippines
As the International Labour Organization (ILO) started its four-day High-Level Tripartite Mission (HLTM) today, January 23, labor organizations are hopeful that violations of workers’ rights would be investigated.
Labor rights groups assert workers’ rights in ILO dialogue
Progressive groups sent off labor leaders as they set to participate in the three-day dialogue with the International Labor Organization (ILO) at the Diamond Hotel, Makati.
The Fighting Times of Jon Melrod
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