[From the web] ‘Stop the killings!’- Labor NGO seeks justice for the murder of union leader Leonardo Escala -EILER

#HumanRights #Workers ‘Stop the killings!’- Labor NGO seeks justice for the murder of union leader Leonardo Escala The Ecumenical Institute of Labor Education and Research (EILER) condemns the brutal murder of Leonardo “Ka Esca” Escala, union president of the port operator International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI) last February 7, in Tondo Manila. Under Escala’s…

[Press Release] Pagpapapirma ng bagong kontrata, tinututulan ng mga manggagawa! Job security at trabahong regular, dinipensahan! -AMBA BALA

#HumanRights #JobSecurity Pagpapapirma ng bagong kontrata, tinututulan ng mga manggagawa! Job security at trabahong regular, dinipensahan! ‘Pinabalik, pinag-antay, pinaasa at ngayon ay minamaniobra ng kapitalista ng Desktop ang mga manggagawa!’ galit na pahayag ng DEA o Desktop Enployees’ Association, habang nag-aabang sa labas ng pasilidad ng Desktop Bags Company sa loob ng Freeport Area of…

[Press Release] The Philippines lags behind achieving decent work – EILER

The Philippines lags behind achieving decent work – EILER The country falls further behind on the Decent Work Agenda, according to Labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER). Citing ITUC Global Rights Index 2020 and Global Witness Report, EILER noted that the Philippines is considered one of the most dangerous countries for…

[Press Release] Drop in unemployment rate encouraging but not enough -NAGKAISA

Drop in unemployment rate encouraging but not enough The reported drop in unemployment rate from 17.7% in April to 10% in July is natural because the economy opened. However, compared to unemployment in July 2019, the current level of unemployment remains high as a result of the economic crisis due to the pandemic and the…

[Press Release] Broadest labor groups unite against Duterte Regime, will march as one at #SONAgkaisa

Broadest labor groups unite against Duterte Regime, will march as one at #SONAgkaisa Days after Manila Police attempted to thwart their State of the Labor Address (SOLA) in front of the DOLE, leaders and representatives of UNITED WORKERS – the broadest alliance of trade unions, federations, and labor centers in the country – announced in…

[Press Release] Labor NGO underscores PUV phaseout will not help the real drivers of PH economy

Labor NGO underscores PUV phaseout will not help the real drivers of PH economy Lifting the restrictions of quarantine after disrupting the livelihood of millions takes a huge blow in the economy and will further topple down if workers from the transport sector are being pushed to their extremes, according to Labor NGO Ecumenical Institute…

[From the web] Labor group urges DOLE and DTI to allow more worker involvement in safeguarding workplace from COVID-19 -BMP

Labor group urges DOLE and DTI to allow more worker involvement in safeguarding workplace from COVID-19 Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) admonished the return-to-work guidelines released last April 30 by the DOLE and DTI for not having enough teeth in ensuring the health and safety of workers eager to recover their livelihoods. DTI Secretary Ramon…

[Video] Watch now! LIVE – SILANG MGA KALASAG. Pagkilala.Pagkumusta.Pakikiisa sa mga #frontliners sa gitna ng #CoVid19 -iDEFEND & PAHRA

SILANG MGA KALASAG. Pagkilala.Pagkumusta.Pakikiisa sa mga frontliners sa gitna ng CoVid iDEFEND Live May 2, 2020, 4:00PM/ SEE LINKS. SILANG MGA KALASAG Kasama sina: Dr. Faith Mesa Gaerlan Emergency Room Consultant Dr katerina Abiertas Municipal Health Officer , Motiong, Samar President, Samar AMHOP Dr. Ela Romano Psychiatrist , Bicol Medical Center Dr. Nemuel Fajutagana Chairperson,…

[Action Alert] Two members of the labor organization, BMP, arrested by the PNP after staging a Labor Day protest action allegedly for violation of the ECQ rules

Action Alert May 1, 2020 (Philippines) Two members of the labor organization, Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP), arrested by the Philippine National Police (PNP) after staging a Labor Day protest action allegedly for violation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) rule against social gathering and Republic Act 11332 or the Law on Reporting of Communicable…

[Video] Laban Manggagawa! Discussion ng mga lider-manggagawa sa Araw ng Paggawa -iDEFEND & PAHRA

Discussion ng mga lider-manggagawa sa Araw ng Paggawa Kasama sina: Val Vibal Aniban ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (AMA) Judy Ann Chan-Miranda Partido Manggagawa Atty. Luke Espiritu Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino Joshua Mata Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa Ellene Sana Center for Migrants Advocacy Primo Amparo Workers for Peoples Liberation Tagapagpadaloy: Joseph Purugganan Focus…

[Video] TAPIK (Virtual tapikan, jamming, at kumustahan sa gawaing pangkultura sa gitna ng lockdown.) -iDEFEND & PAHRA

TAPIK (Virtual tapikan, jamming, at kumustahan sa gawaing pangkultura sa gitna ng lockdown.) Diavlog nina: Olive Nieto at Sari Saysay sa panulat ni: Layeta P. Bucoy Mga tula ni: Rhoda Viajar Mga musika at awit ng: Teatrong Bayan Sining Dilaab Galo Tepangan Alyansa Tigil Mina Youth Youth 4 Rights At nina: Joseph Puruganan ng Village…

[Press Release] Manggagawang kumuha ng ayudang P500, dinakip at pinagpipiyansa ng P3000 -Ating Guro Party List

Manggagawang kumuha ng ayudang P500, dinakip at pinagpipiyansa ng P3000 Dalawang empleyado ng isang maliit na food business ang nakadetine ngayon sa Catmon, Malabon matapos arestuhin ng mga pulis noong Lunes dahilan sa wala silang quarantine pass. Ang mga kawawang obrerong sina Edward Coyoca, 23 anyos at kapatid niyang si Earl Coyoca, 20 anyos ay…

[Statement] People over profit! Resist big business attempts to lift the ECQ to secure profits at the cost of workers’ lives -SPARK

People over profit! Resist big business attempts to lift the ECQ to secure profits at the cost of workers’ lives Last April 12, 2020, Teresita Sy-Coson, vice-chair of the largest corporate conglomerate in the Philippines, SM Investments Corp. appealed to the government to allow all industries to resume 50 percent of their operating capacity even…

[Press Release] PM to DOLE: Is number of affected workers downplayed to justify big gap in distribution of cash aid?

PM to DOLE: Is number of affected workers downplayed to justify big gap in distribution of cash aid? Is it true that only 3.57 percent of 28 million workers employed in the formal sector were affected by the lockdown? The labor group Partido Manggawa (PM) cannot believe so. “The problem can be poor or incomplete…

[Press Release] Duterte admin has funds for COVID-19 response; must quickly do its job – EILER

Duterte admin has funds for COVID-19 response; must quickly do its job – labor NGOs The government has more funds it can use to address the continuing spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and provide immediate relief to the people, said labor NGOs Crispin B. Beltran Resource Center (CBBRC) and Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education…

[Press Release] Partido Manggagawa condemns dispersal of picketline using lockdown as alibi

The group Partido Manggagawa (PM) slammed the dispersal of a picket line of economic zone workers in Dasmarinas, Cavite last night. From 8:00 to 9:00 pm last night, two Dasmarinas police backed up with scores of tanods of Barangay Langkaan 1 and 2 and security guards threatened two workers in the picket line, Jackie Elorde,…

[From the web] Strikers being starved using covid lockdown as cover -PM

Workers of garments factory Sejung Apparel Inc. have been on picket-protest since December. In recognition of the need to maintain social distancing, the number of people at the picket line was reduced by the union. From March 27 until today, all attempts to bring food and water to Jackie Elorde and Amer Taluba, the two…

[Press Release] Hazard Pay for Frontline Environmental Workers Urged for the Duration of the COVID-19 Lockdown -EcoWaste Coalition

(EcoWaste Coalition, together with labor groups, backs hazard pay for garbage collectors) 7 April 2020, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental health organization, has proposed to the government the provision of appropriate hazard pay for garbage collectors during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to stem the spread of the dreaded novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).…

[Press Release] Workers to Philhealth: Extend full cost coverage to COVID-19 patients beyond April 14 -PM

The labor group, Partido Manggagawa (PM) is asking the Inter-Agency Task Force (AITF) to flag down the plan by Philhealth to stop its full cost coverage in the treatment of COVID-19 patients beyond April, saying that the program must be ‘need-based’ rather than tied on the lockdown calendar imposed by the President. “The massive testing…

[Press Release] Labor groups press for universal system to avoid social divide in dispensing cash aid at household level -NAGKAISA

Aside from bureaucratic gridlock and the expected uneven dispersal of government’s assistance to different types of beneficiaries, labor groups under the Nagkaisa umbrella are now pressing for a universal system in providing COVID-19 relief to locked down communities. Calling it a guaranteed income for all, Nagkaisa proposes that a targeted system be replaced by a…

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