Forty participants, 13 of whom are women, lighted candles in remembrance of fellow workers who have died, got injured or got sick because of unhealthy, unsafe and unsustainable working conditions. They held placards calling for the ban of asbestos use emphasizing the fact that no level of exposure to the substance is safe. “Asbestos kills! Ban asbestos, now!” was the mantra.
The participants represent 12 global union federations, national labor centers and local unions; eight national government agencies; two local government units; five media outfits; one UN organization; one organization of asbestos-affected workers; and two party-list organizations.
Trade unions: Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), Building and Woodworkers International (BWI); Associated Labor Unions (ALU); Trade Unions of the Philippines and Allied Services (TUPAS); Association of Construction and Informal Workers (ACIW); Development Action for Women of TUCP (DAWN-TUCP); EEI Supervisory Union; National Labor Union (NLU); Philippine Seafarers Union (PSU); Alyansa ng Mga Mangagawa at Pilipinong Organisado (AMAPO); Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL); National Union of Building and Construction Workers (NUBCW). National Government Agencies: Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC) and Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth); Social Security System (SSS); Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC); Department of Science and Technology (DOST); Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); Local Governments: Quezon City and Marikina City. Media: Manila Bulletin; Philippine Star; Remate; Police Files Tonite; Hataw; UN Organization: World Health Organization (WHO). Asbestos –Affected Organization: Subic Asbestosis Victims Association (SAVA). Party-list Organizations: TUCP Party-List and Akbayan.
The program culminated with the development of an Inter-agency Action Program for the Elimination of Asbestos-Related Diseases.
September 18 –
International Equal Pay Day
“Increase wages now,
more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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