22 June 2019 – THE VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT CONVENTION (nee GBV), 2019 and the VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT RECOMMENDATION, 2019, WERE ADOPTED BY THE CENTENARY INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE IN GENEVA. The easy part is done. Now, for the real work – [Read more.]
… getting the Convention ratified by the Philippines, and the national law and practice aligned with the Convention.
The Philippine government, employers and workers voted in favor of the Convention. This probably would make things easier for concerted efforts (1) for the ratification of the Convention; and (2) promulgating the enabling law and regulations.
In the meantime, NTUC Phl is working with its affiliates and local unions to adapt existing mechanisms, or to build new mechanisms, to incorporate measures for gender-based violence (GBV) information, prevention and for protection of victims at the enterprise.
NTUC Phl have had lots of discussions on GBV at the national, federation and local levels in 2017-2019, thus making enterprise-based interventions less difficult.
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
“Safety and health at work every day!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government
(NUG) of Myanmar.
Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
March – Women’s Role in History Month
April – Month of Planet Earth
Weekly Observances:
Last Week of March: Protection and Gender Fair Treatment of the Girl Child Week
Last Week of April – World Immunization Week
Daily Observances:
Mar 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transallantic Slave Trade
Mar 27– Earth Hour
Apr 21 – Civil Service Day
Apr 22 – World Earth Day
Apr 28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work
