By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — Three small-scale miners died of suffocation inside the mining tunnels in separate towns of Abra and here in Benguet. On June 11, in Mt. Bumurayok, Barangay Buneg, Lacub in Abra, miners identified as Junie Lingbaoan and Felix Rosario, both locals of Lacub and Federico…
Category: Labor & Employment
ABS-CBN Dismisses Workers Who Refused Downgraded Contracts
By RONALYN V. OLEA
For fighting for their basic rights to security of tenure and to form a union, 25 ABS CBN workers were dismissed by the Lopez management. Ironically, the Kapamilya network, which boasts about its public service orientation, showed no regard for the rights and welfare of its own workers.
Book Review: “Ka Bel”: The Man Who Embraced the Trade Union Movement Till His Death
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — The book “Ka Bel: The Life and Struggle of Crispin Beltran” is a must-read for everyone. Every page engages the reader and makes one examine the purpose of his/her own life. Ina Alleco Silverio ’s description of Ka Bel during the book launch is very fitting for a…
Reverse Arroyo’s Ugly Legacy To Workers – KMU Asks Noynoy
By MARYA SALAMAT
The outgoing Arroyo has “exhausted the patience of workers with promises of paradise when all it gave us is hell,” KMU said.
News in Pictures: Workers Demand Noynoy to Address Wage Hike Call
Workers, led by progressive labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), on Friday call on President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to immediately address their demand for a legislated nationwide P125 across-the-board wage hike. The workers gather in front of Aquino’s residence in Times Street, Quezon City, carrying huge yellow ribbons bearing the calls “P125 wage increase” and “Prosecute Gloria Arroyo”.
ABS-CBN’s Employees Told: Regularization or Termination? Sign Waiver First
By MARYA SALAMAT
After more than a year of fighting for the recognition of their union and for their regularization, ABS CBN workers are now being offered regular status. But it comes with a price, which includes turning their back on their union.
Meager Wages Highlight Need for a New Economic Policy
By MARYA SALAMAT
A foreign investment-led, export-led growth economic model never led to genuine, sustainable development nor to the betterment of the living and working conditions of the country’s working population.
2010 Elections: Jobs, Agrarian Reform, Housing and Social Services Top Urban Poor Electoral Agenda
By ANDREA ZARAH DAYAO and JENNY DE VENECIA
Long-battered not only by storms but also by extreme poverty, the urban poor are asking presidential candidates and the next administration for immediate relief and long-term solutions to their problems.
The May 1, 2010 Question: What Hope has Labor in the 2010 Polls?
By IBON FEATURES Posted by Bulatlat.com The May 1, 2010 question: What hope has labor in the 2010 polls? IBON Features | May 2010 | Many hope that the elections will usher in reforms and alleviate the worsening plight of the Filipino people, including the country’s 38.6-million labor force. Many hope that the elections will…
After the Herrera Law Weakened Workers’ Rights, Another Labor Code Revision in the Offing?
By MARYA SALAMAT
Previous revisions in the Labor Code have served to deprive workers of their hard-won rights. Now, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines are pushing for more.
Bulatlat Live Event: Labor Day 2010
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