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30 March 2020 – “God’s dozen” – from a shelter to just before the #corona lockdown All came from troubled backgrounds, aged 3 to 18. Four of them were street children, eight victims of sexual abuse (by family or relatives), two mentally delayed, one prostituted by her own mother. They were brought into the shelter by their own (two) or by frontliners (10). [Read more]
22 Feb 2020 – Rice farmers lose P68B in 2019, double than gains of consumers, says NTUC Phl affiliate FFF [Read more]
29 Jan 2020 – Scenes after lunar new year Salespersons and food shops crew, as well as cleaning personnel, of a name mall along Edsa are not wearing masks despite the large number of customers they are exposed to. [Read more]
31 Dec 2019 – SCENES BEFORE HAPPY NEW YEAR – Walking and going through two malls … Two women, appearing middle-aged to me, in conversation about the daughter-in-law while crossing the bridgeway – “Baon na nga sa utang, kung anuano pa pinagbibili …” [Already deep in debt, yet buying more things …] [Read more]
8 Dec 2019 – Three people obviously in distress and I could only hurry or look on. A few days to Christmas, walking from worship, in the shadow of a name mall tower … [Read more.]
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NTUC Phl News
15 Dec 2019 – NTUC Phl holds Dec 2019 Women and Youth Assemblies, reviews progress on Action Agendas

The NTUC Phl Women and Youth Committees, in Joint Assemblies, met on 14 December 2019 in Quezon City to review progress in their respective Action Agendas and to plan next steps. The Assemblies (1) discussed progress in their respective Agendas approved on August 18, 2019; (2) heard the report of the NTUC Phl (training team)…

18 Aug 2019 – NTUC Phl popped poppers at the opening of its Leaders Meeting and first anniversary celebrations in Quezon City.

18 Aug 2019 – NTUC Phl popped poppers at the opening of its Leaders Meeting and first anniversary celebrations in Quezon City. President Rodolfo Capoquian cited the many center activities since NTUC Phl’s founding convention on 18 August 2018 : national, federation and local -level GBV workshops in 2018 through 2019; two successful national JILAF/NTUC…

15 June 2019 – LIVING WAGES, REAL END TO ENDO, MORE PARTICIPATION, NO GBV, A DECENT FUTURE OF WORK, END INEQUALITY! -JILAF/NTUC Phl Workshops

LIVING WAGES, REAL END TO ENDO, MORE PARTICIPATION, NO GBV, A DECENT FUTURE OF WORK, END INEQUALITY! 15 June 2019 — “LIVING WAGES, REAL END TO ENDO, MORE PARTICIPATION, NO GBV, A DECENT FUTURE OF WORK, END INEQUALITY!” were the resounding themes in the National Trade Union Seminars on Employment Security and Constructive Industrial Relations…

NTUC Phl Women Committee Meets, Crafts Agenda for 2019-2021

28 May 2019 – The NTUC Phl Women Committee met on 29 May 2019 in Quezon City to review what has been done and to plan for 2019-2021 activities. Women Chair Milagros Ogalinda chaired the meeting, attended by sixteen representatives from FFF, KMM, PACIWU, NATOW, NLU, NUBE, Obrero Pilipino, TOPPS, federations with existing federation women…

HIGHER WAGES, NO MORE ENDO, MORE PARTICIPATION, NO GBV, END INEQUALITY!

15 June 2018 — “HIGHER WAGES, NO MORE ENDO, MORE PARTICIPATION, NO GBV, END INEQUALITY!” were the recurring themes in the National Trade Union Conferences on Employment Security and Constructive Industrial Relations with the theme: “Promoting Real Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, Employment and Decent Work” held in Quezon City on 9-10 May 2018 and in…

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TUCP YOUTH DECLARE “JIED, THE FUTURE OF WORK WE WANT!”

Dec 16, 2017 – “Just, Inclusive, Equitable, and Decent: that’s the future of work we want!” declared young workers and trade unionists at the conclusion of the TUCP National Youth Conference on 13-14 December 2017. Read more.

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“WHEN DOES ‘ENDO’ END, WHEN DECENT WORK?”
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END CONTRACTUALIZATION NOW!

Uninclusive, Precarious, a virtual form Modern Slavery Workers’ mobilization against contractualization and precarious work 6.28.2016, Manila. — Some 326 union leaders, members and their families –perched along the historical wall of Intramuros, under close watch by a throng of police –bellowed a unified cry for justice. They called for an end to exploitation propagated by…

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Federation Developments
  • 12 Feb 2020 – Kilusan ng Manggagawang Makabayan (KMM) wins certification election among rank-and-file employees in four departments of gaming company Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment, Inc.in Metro Manila, adding some 2,000 members to NTUC Phl.
  • 10 Feb 2020 – Obrero Pilipino wins certification election among supervisory employees in gaming company Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment, Inc.in Metro Manila, adding some 1,300 members to NTUC Phl.
  • 23 Jan 2019 – NTUC Phl affiliates scramble in relief operations for Taal volcano eruption victims, including their own members.
  • 6 Dec 2019 – BACK TO THE FUTURE:- COKE IS IT! Last December 5, 2019 the CCBPIEU-NLU filed a “Notice of Strike” (NOS) at the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)-DOLE Region III, San Fernando, Pampanga, in the wake of a “deadlock in negotiation” for the renewal of its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for 2019-2022, on the principal issue of depriving fifty-eight (58) employees of a “Saturday premium pay” (SPP) which is extended to and enjoyed by similarly situated workers of Coca-Cola in other parts of Luzon.
Trends
  • 25 March 2020 – Duterte gets powers to finance crucial programs, aid poor, health workers
  • DOLE: Workers can use leave credits throughout quarantine
  • ‘Workers covered by COVID-19 compensation’
  • Italian trade union secures rights for shop workers in face of coronavirus
  • COVID-19 impact getting worse Pernia says year-long crisis can cut GDP growth by 1 percentage point
  • 1 Mar 2020 – Staunch champion of labor rights – Ruben Torres and NTUC Phl
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35% of women – 818 million women globally – over the age of 15 have experienced sexual or physical violence at home, in their communities or in the workplace. (Source: World Health Organisation)

A COMPENDIUM OF MATERIALS FOR THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES
  • News | 21 June 2019 GENEVA (ILO News) – The Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 , and Violence and Harassment Recommendation, 2019 , were adopted by delegates on the final day of the Centenary International Labour Conference, in Geneva. For the Convention, 439 votes were cast in favour, seven against, with 30 abstentions. The Recommendation was passed with 397 votes in favour, 12 votes against and 44 abstentions.
  • ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment at Work
  • ILO R206 – Violence and Harassment Recommendation, 2019 (No. 206)
Deaths Continue...

Sixteen workers were killed, two workers were injured, in three* serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January-March 2020, an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. One incident in agriculture, another in a mill warehouse, one in a construction area. *Thirteen doctors died working in different hospitals fighting CoVid-19. There are no specific media reports on nurses and other health personnel dying on duty.

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29 March 2020 – Twelve Filipino doctors have died fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, an official of the Philippine Medical Association said Sunday.

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FLASH: Construction worker, patay nang mahulog sa ginagawang pozo negro sa Pulanlupa, Las Piñas | via RH27

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NTUC Phl Statements
  • 6 Mar 2020 – Farmers blast Agriculture Secretary for downplaying impact of rice liberalization on farmers
  • 1 Mar 2020 – Staunch champion of labor rights – Ruben Torres and NTUC Phl
  • 15 Feb 2020 – NTUC Phl says compliance certificate and/or clearance on compliance with certain laws should be a requirement for granting loans or financial aid to private individuals or companies
  • 21 Jan 2019 – “Sa dinami-dami ng tripartite agencies ngaun, ang TEC at TIPC ang inde pa dinadapuan ng sakit na IP virus (itsa-pwera virus po yan).”
Wages and Salaries
  • Understanding the global decline in the labor income share
  • DOLE, BSP support e-payment of wages for financial inclusion
  • Phl wage growth slowest in ASEAN
  • Supreme Court rules: Gov’t nurses should be salary grade 15
Kalakaran sa Call Center Workplace
  • Gov. Cuomo signs historic legislation to stop call center companies from shipping jobs overseas
  • IT-BPM industry lowers growth targets amid push to ‘rationalize’ tax perks
  • US union seeking joint action with PHL’s BPO workers
  • Attention Call Center Agents
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Time for a new gender-equality playbook

The old one isn't working. We need bolder leadership and MORE EXACTING EXECUTION
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March is Women's Month.

Time to support & empower survivors.
Time to spark a global conversation.
Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!
25 November is the International Day to End Violence against Women, kicking off #16Days of Activism.
Time to support & empower survivors.
Time to spark a global conversation.
Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!
The 16 Days of Activism kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.
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Trade Union Solidarity Campaigns

  • No to nuclear weapons, let’s reduce military spending! Sign the petition here.
  • The gig economy fails to share the wealth with workers. Here’s how we fix it May 9, 2019
  • Justice for PMP labour organizer, Leonides “Dennis” Sequeña, shot by an unidentified gunman while attending a workers meeting in Cavite on 2 June 2019
  • Act NOW! – LabourStart
Asbestos Campaign
  • Study confirms: Any asbestos exposure amount can cause Mesothelioma
  • Managing asbestos in food and drink businesses
  • EPA announces nearly complete ban on asbestos
  • Our homes are full of asbestos. Here’s how to identify it
  • Asbestos Exposure in the Workplace
  • Asbestos Exposure in the Workplace
No to Trafficking
  • 13 human trafficking victims rescued in Zamboanga
  • BI rescues 8 suspected trafficking victims at NAIA
  • 10 women rescued from alleged prostitution in Tuguegarao
  • DOLE warns vs fake job offers in Yukon, Canada
  • Philippine officials: 110 women rescued from human traffickers
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