Tag: labor rights
Filipino migrant workers lose jobs in New Zealand
Hundreds of overseas Filipino workers in New Zealand, who lost their jobs just before Christmas, are asking the Philippine government for continuing financial assistance...
Reaping the benefits of unionism, the Nexperia Philippines workers’ experience
For Ann and the Nexperia workers union, these victories help the resistance grow, repression notwithstanding.
Human Rights Watch decries killing of Filipino labor organizer
“Those killed had often been “red-tagged”—alleged to be members of the communist New People’s Army—before they were assaulted”
Faith-based group decries layoff of Nestlé-Wyeth workers
EILER claimed that Nestlé, a Swiss conglomerate, has had a record of union-busting and attacks on unionists
Bishop says current basic wage in Philippines ‘unjust’
Bishop Alminaza said that in the Philippines “what we call ‘minimum wage’ is not necessarily a just wage, or a living wage, or a family wage”
Proposed escrow provision in Magna Carta for seafarers ‘prejudicial’
The inclusion of an escrow provision in the pending Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers will adversely affect legal battles for labor claims
ILO tripartite mission starts probe into Philippine labor situation
“What we want is the protection of our Constitutional right to freedom of association,” said KMU's Labog
Church official backs labor groups’ call for wage hike
“Whatever is fair and just ought to be given to our workers,” said Father Jerome Secillano
Labor group decries ‘no vax, no work,’ ‘no vax, no salary’...
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III urged workers to report employers that are imposing a “no vaccine, no salary” policy
Philippine labor groups call for ‘wage, job security’ on World Day...
There are about 6.9% or 3.1 million jobless Filipinos based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority
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