by Roel Pareño (The Philippine Star) – 4 Mar 2020 ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Thirteen women who said they were promised employment as domestic helpers in Dubai, Malta and Malaysia were rescued by personnel of the Zamboanga Sea Base Anti-Trafficking Task Force in this city on Monday.

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Two workers were killed, two workers were injured, in two serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January-February 2020, an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. One incident in agriculture, another in a mill warehouse. THere was no accident monitored in January.

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15 Feb 2020 – NTUC Phl says compliance certificate and/or clearance on compliance with certain laws should be a requirement for granting loans or financial aid to private individuals or companies

10 Feb 2020 – Obrero Pilipino wins certification election among supervisory employees in gaming company Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment, Inc.in Metro Manila, adding some 1,300 members to NTUC Phl.

29 Jan 2020 – Scenes after lunar new year Salespersons and food shops crew, as well as cleaning personnel, of a name mall along Edsa are not wearing masks despite the large number of customers they are exposed to. [Read more] WHO and DOH have cautioned people to avoid crowds. These workers have no chance…

Forty-six workers were killed, fourteen workers were injured and six missing in 33 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January-December 2019, an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Construction (nine) and in Mining (nine). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were missing from the…

23 Jan 2020 – NTUC Phl affiliates scramble in relief operations for Taal volcano eruption victims, including their own members. NACUSIP, SMP-NATOW and JRU FEU, URS FA-TOPPS and OBRERO report damage to houses and property, ash falls, evacuation, work disruption, aside from their relief operations and assistance to victims. More information are expected to come,…

NTUC Phl Message on the occasion of the OATH-TAKING of TEC TIPC Representatives 21 Jan 2019 Sa dinami-dami ng tripartite agencies ngaun, ang TEC at TIPC ang inde pa dinadapuan ng sakit na IP virus (itsa-pwera virus po yan). Hanggang ngaun, tunay na mga lider manggagawa, nominated by mainstream unions, ang nagsisilbi sa TEC at…

Key Takeaways from the UN Climate Conference United Nations The Climate Conference in Madrid — COP25 — established groundwork for taking definitive next steps to increase the level of action that is needed to meet the climate emergency. COP25 in Madrid was organized by Spain in less than a month, after the original organizer, Chile,…

There were no workplace deaths monitored in Dec 2019.

31 Dec 2019 – SCENES BEFORE HAPPY NEW YEAR – Walking and going through two malls … Two women, appearing middle-aged to me, in conversation about the daughter-in-law while crossing the bridgeway – “Baon na nga sa utang, kung anuano pa pinagbibili …” [Already deep in debt, yet buying more things …] [Read more] Salespersons,…

The NTUC Phl Women and Youth Committees, in Joint Assemblies, met on 14 December 2019 in Quezon City to review progress in their respective Action Agendas and to plan next steps. The Assemblies (1) discussed progress in their respective Agendas approved on August 18, 2019; (2) heard the report of the NTUC Phl (training team)…

6 Dec 2019 – BACK TO THE FUTURE:- COKE IS IT! Last December 5, 2019 the CCBPIEU-NLU filed a “Notice of Strike” (NOS) at the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)-DOLE Region III, San Fernando, Pampanga, in the wake of a “deadlock in negotiation” for the renewal of its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for 2019-2022,…

15 Dec 2019 – The Philippine Land Transport Industry Union (PLTIU) held its 2nd national convention last 14 December 2019 at the Brentwood Suites, Quezon City. The convention adopted pertinent resolutions on: (1) Support for the position and campaign of NTUC Phl for ending endo; (2) P750 minimum wage level, in line with the ASEAN…

8 Dec 2019 – Three people obviously in distress and I could only hurry or look on. A few days to Christmas, walking from worship, in the shadow of a name mall tower … [Read more.]

19 Nov 2019 – TAMA NA! SOBRA NA! ITIGIL NA ANG UNLI RICE IMPORTATION! Kasama ang NTUC Phl sa broad coalition na ‘to. Magdadaos ang iba’t ibang grupo ng mga magsasaka, NGOs at kaalyadong grupo ng isang pambansang kilos protesta ngayong Miyerkoles, Nobyembro 20, upang ipadama sa publiko at sa mga opisyales ng gobyerno ang…

23 Nov 2019 – NTUC Phl adds another 4,000 members with the affiliation of HEAL Phil (Health Employees and Advocates of Labor in the Philippines). HEAL Phil has 12 local unions in health services, construction and health-related manufacturing in NCR, Region 3 (Central Luzon), Region 4A (Calabarzon). This brings to three the center’s new affiliated…

31 Oct 2019 – Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) RTWPB simplifies minimum wages to just two rates. Once in a while, a regional tripartite wages and productivity board surprises, with a ‘smart’ move, when one least expects it. With its 2019 wage order no. 20, CAR has now only two minimum wage rates – (1) for…

Forty-nine workers were killed, fourteen workers were injured and six missing in 34 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – October 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Construction (eleven) and in Mining (nine). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were…

Statement of Roland de la Cruz, NACUSIP National President and PACIWU / CIO Senior National Executive Vice President on the proposed 2 year probationary period for workers. “The proposal to extend employee probationary period to 2 years from 6 months is downright unconstitutional and oppressive. It infringes into a worker’s right to security of tenure…

2 internet service firm workers electrocuted in Albay – Oct. 20, 2019

Remains of worker in Semirara mining pit recovered after mudslide – Oct. 6, 2019

8 Sept 2019 – Federation of Free Farmers says MANAGING ENTRY OF RICE IMPORTS IS KEY TO ADDRESSING PALAY PRICE PROBLEM The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) urged government to focus on the root cause of the drastic drop in palay prices nationwide instead of relying on palliative measures that are either too expensive or…

NATIONAL TRADE UNION CENTER (NTUC Phl)

NTUC Phl) is the succeeding organization of the 2015 Supreme Court-decided TUCP under then President Ernesto Herrera.

The group of 18 national unions and federations, with declared 300,000 members, conducted its founding Convention in Quezon City on 18 August 2018.

NTUC Phl is the same dynamic organization which labored to take in new national unions and federations after then President Democrito Mendoza resigned, and was Constitutionally-succeeded by then General Secretary Ernesto Herrera in 2012.