1 Apr 2025 – Some 60 union officers ( 38 women, 17 men, 13 youth) coming from NTUC Ph affiliates from various parts of the country conducted a Blended Celebration of Women’s Month with the theme “Collective Bargaining for Women and Youth Issues” today.
The program started with a Short Prayer; a moment of silence to remember Women committee chair Sister Florencia Cabatingan and workers and people who lost their lives, were injured, or missing in the March 28, 2025 Myanmar/Thailand earthquake; and Welcome Remarks from NTUC Phl Women committee chair Josefina Lim.
BWSC/DOLE OIC – Director IV Leilani M. Reynoso presented an update on the series of activities led by DOLE for the ratification and then implementation of ILO Convention No. 190 on violence and harassment in the world of work.
NTUC Phl Deputy General Secretary Angelita Senorin conducted an “Orientation on ILO C190 and Prospects on its application in CBAs and other enterprise documents”.
The NTUC Phl Honorary General Secretary then discussed at length “ Negotiating a company policy on VnH (violence and harassment)” going through (1) NTUC Phl flagship WaY CBA provisions; (2) VnH CBA provisions [ILO C190 language]; and (3) Other ‘Good’ WaY and Family CBA provisions.
The discussions on VnH, including the interim results of the NTUC Phl Survey on VnH incidents in workplaces, will be continued in the 28 April blended celebration of the April 28 International day of mourning for dead and injured workers and the May 1 Labor day.
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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