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.
March –
IT’S WOMEN’S MONTH!
“Respect and support women
every day of the year/s!”
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!
#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week;
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and “
Made-in-the-Philippines Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
March 4: Employee Appreciation Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Global Recycling Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
March 23: International Day for the Right to the Truth
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27: Earth Hour
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