NEWS RELEASE 16 November 2010 “The continuing denial of justice to murdered Hacienda Luisita farm workers in 2004 sends a chilling message to all Filipino workers: Bloody government intervention remains at the doorstep of every labor dispute, especially with a Cojuangco-Aquino in the presidency.” This was the statement of labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor…
Category: Labor & Employment
Anakbayan Paintbombs DSWD, Dares Agency to Prove Claims on CCT
PRESS RELEASE November 15, 2010 Youth group Anakbayan hurled paint bombs at the gate of the Dept. of Social Work and Development (DSWD) national office, daring proponents of the much-maligned Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program to substantiate their claims regarding the program. Anakbayan spokesperson Charisse Bañez twited CCT supporters, saying “They shouldn’t wonder why everyone…
Youths Join Manila-wide Pedicab Strike, Decries Planned Pedicab Ban ‘Death to the Poor’
PRESS RELEASE November 15, 2010 Youth group Anakbayan took to the streets of Manila today in support of the one-day strike by the city’s pedicab and ‘kuliglig’ (motorized pedicab) drivers. The strike was launched by the Alyansa ng Nagkakaisang Kuliglig at Pedicab Driver-Manila (ALNAPEDKU-Manila) to protest plans by Manila City Hall to ban pedicabs and…
Mining Workers in Lepanto to Go on Strike
By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com MANKAYAN, Benguet– Workers of the mining giant Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company filed a “notice of strike” Nov. 12 at the National Conciliation and Mediation Board in Baguio City. The Lepanto Employees Union and the Lepanto Security Force Union, both affiliates of labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno decided to file the notice…
Global Network Urges Electronics Supply Chain to Respect Workers’ Rights
By MARYA SALAMAT
While owners of big name brands ranging from Apple to Nokia to HP and JVC Kenwood roost in their headquarters in the US or Europe and try to outdo each other in bragging about their latest research and development, their supply chain around the world is comprised of different outsourcing companies vying for the contract to manufacture their required parts at the lowest production costs possible.
KMU Calls for Senate Bill on Wage Hike, Solons’ Support for Anakpawis P125 Bill
PRESS RELEASE November 8, 2010 KMU Calls for Senate Bill on Wage Hike, Solons’ Support for Anakpawis P125 Bill Workers trooped to the Senate’s reopening of session today to push for the drafting of a Senate bill for a substantial nation-wide wage hike, and called on members of the Lower House to support the P125…
Mga Drayber ng Pedicab at Kuliglig sa Maynila, Tutol sa Phase-out
BALITA 7 Nobyembre 2010 Kasama ang Bayan Muna, muling nagnoise-barrage ngayong hapon sa may Bustillos sa Sampaloc, Manila ang mga isandaang kuliglig at pedicab drivers na bumabyahe sa Sampaloc at Espana area upang ipahayag ang kanilang pagtutol sa planong pagphase-out sa kanila sa Maynila. Ang nasabing plano ay sa bisa ng Executive Order No. 16…
News in Pictures: Hong Kong OFWs Slam DoLE Inaction on Case vs. Labatt; Gabriela Calls for Congressional Inquiry
Hundreds of OFWs troop to the Philippine Consulate Generaloffice in Hong Kong on Sunday to reiterate their demand for the immediate recall of Labor Attaché Romulo Salud.
Public Servants in the Cordillera Close Ranks
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — In a forum November 4, here on the theme “Reinvigorate our ranks, advance our cause”, government employees discussed present issues and concerns in their different lines of work. Government employees from the city local government units (LGU) as well as regional offices of different…
Strong Mass Actions, Not Just Legal Redress, Urged vs Labor Rights Violations in PAL
By MARYA SALAMAT
Many labor and partylist groups in the country view the labor department’s approval of PAL management’s outsourcing and retrenchment plan as a go-signal as well for an even more intensified contractualization of employment arrangements all over the country.
PAL A Flag-Carrier of Unprecedented Anti-Labor Rulings?
By MARYA SALAMAT
Under the plan approved by the Department of Labor and Employment, PAL would outsource the in-flight catering, call center reservations and airport services (passenger, cargo and ramp handling) departments to “third-party providers” , eVentus PLDT and Skylogistics, two of which, employees revealed are Lucio Tan dummies if not directly under his group’s Macro Asia.