Ending contractualization is a campaign promise of President Duterte.
What gov’t workers want from the next Philippine president
Category: Labor & Employment
Union Obrera Democratica at 120: The seeds of workers’ struggle
The UOD was successfully established on February 2, 1902, at Variedades Theater in Sampaloc, Manila to uplift the conditions of the workers in the crucial times of United States imperialist aggression.
‘No vax, no ride,’ a burden to Filipino workers
Instead of implementing a restrictive and discriminating policy, the Move as One Coalition said the Philippine government should instead focus on ensuring proper ventilation in public transport and terminals, increasing public transport supply and allowing more public transport to operate, increasing the budget and distributing the financial aid for 2022, and the monitoring of the minimum public health standards.
Workers are getting the brunt of ‘no vax, no work’ policy
“Provide a comprehensive plan to control the pandemic. Vaccination is merely part of it, it is just one step. It is not a substitute for testing, contact tracing, and the allotment of enough facilities for isolation and quarantine, and in providing a cure.”
Remember Ka Lando
A big crowd stormed the streets at Olalia’s funeral. It was photographed in the newspapers. What it did not capture, however, was the long march to justice.
BPO workers continue to call for scrapping of ‘no-vax-no-work’
“Their efforts are not enough. What is happening now is exactly the opposite. The burden to ensure the workplace is safe is mainly on the employees. If they want to protect the workers, they should shoulder the RT-PCR expenses.”
#BulatlatAsks Filipino workers: What are your urgent demands this Bonifacio Day?
Bulatlat asks workers who joined the protest marking the birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio about their most urgent demands.
‘A violation of right to work and freedom of choice’ | Labor rights group opposes mandatory vax
The resolution states that unvaccinated workers will not be terminated just because of their lack of immunization but they will be required to undertake regular RT-PCR testing at their own expense. It states further that all public transportation personnel will be obliged to get vaccinated.
Gov’t workers demand higher pay as food prices continue to increase
To assist government workers, SWEAP and Courage are renewing their calls for a minimum monthly salary of P16,000 and a P4,000-increase in the monthly salary of government employees belonging to the Salary Grade 1.
Ka Bong Labog, the workers’ senatoriable
Elmer Labog, also known as Ka Bong, said his life reflects the struggle of the common tao (person), unlike the lives of those who have been dominating Philippine politics.
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.