Message of Rep. Raymond Democrito T. Mendoza
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP)
At the Opening of the Follow-Up National Tripartite Conference on Freedom of Association: Towards Fair Globalization and Decent Work
02 December 2009, Hotel Sofitel, Manila
Honorable Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita
ILO Country Director Linda Wirth,
Undersecretaries of the Department of Labor and Employment
Esteemed partners from the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines
Colleagues from the ILO,
Fellow trade union leaders and activists,
Brothers and sisters, good morning
We, trade unions, employers, government and other stakeholders,
are here today on a very pressing concern.
We are here today to collectively work on things we want to change;
on things we want to do to ensure social justice,
achieve fairer globalisation, and decent work.
Filipinos are among the most innovative in the world.
We just need to be challenged.
We need to be pushed, to be under the gun.
Deadlines concentrate our mind, and make us focus and get things over quickly.
The ILO high level mission got us moving.
Things which have been pending for some time are now moving.
Workshop after workshop, meeting after meeting, discussions after discussions.
We are making follow-up action to the ILO mission quickly.
Action on long-standing ILO issues regarding Philippine compliance
with ILO core standards has been accelerated.
This will demonstrate our seriousness in resolving these ILO issues,
and fulfilling our international commitments.
We are happy that the Philippine tripartite sectors have had their contributions to making these things possible.
It looks like we have an opportunity to implement an ILO-assisted Better Work Program in the country in 2010.
The Better Work Program is about improving labor standards and promoting better working conditions through global tools for labor standards monitoring and remediation systems, including training, self assessment, labor inspection, information materials, etc.
The tripartite sectors have their own inputs, and will have important roles to play.
The next three days will have great effect on compliance
with labor standards in the Philippines.
Today’s discussions and agreements will set the tone for the
next two days and the coming years.
We look forward to a fruitful meeting, and a historic December 2009.
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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