Tag: labor rights
Pinoy Marino Rights: Disregarding fit-to-work certifications
The Supreme Court stressed in several rulings that courts are not bound by the medical findings of company doctors
Church group calls on Duterte to exert efforts to help workers
Five years 'would have been more than enough' to fulfill the president's promise to alleviate the situation of workers
Know your rights: Clemency for delisted seafarers
Clemency is the power given to a public official to lower the harshness of punishment imposed upon an erring person
Philippine workers call for ‘right to disconnect’ from work-related calls
Labor groups said disconnecting from work-related calls "should not be a basis for demotion, disciplinary action or termination"
Bishop calls for more measures to protect Filipino workers from COVID-19
Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos said the government has failed to protect workers’ rights a year into the pandemic
Philippine Labor department lists COVID-19 as compensable work-related disease
To apply for the benefits, workers are asked to submit certificate of employment, diagnosis with RT-PCR result, medical records, among others
Philippine labor groups call for inclusion of COVID-19 in list of...
Labor groups urged the government “to take the right action” in helping workers to have full access to the employees' compensation program
Philippine authorities order Dutch missionary to leave in 60 days
The Immigration bureau said there is “substantial evidence” to cancel the resident visa of Catholic lay missionary Otto Rudolf De Vries
Homeworkers need to be better protected, says ILO
Homeworking is often poorly regulated and compliance with existing laws remains a challenge
Filipino health workers decry delayed pay during pandemic
The Health department said it is “taking the issue of delayed benefits very seriously” and is conducting a "thorough investigation"