LIVING WAGES, REAL END TO ENDO, MORE PARTICIPATION, NO GBV, A DECENT FUTURE OF WORK, END INEQUALITY! 15 June 2019 — “LIVING WAGES, REAL END TO ENDO, MORE PARTICIPATION, NO GBV, A DECENT FUTURE OF WORK, END INEQUALITY!” were the resounding themes in the National Trade Union Seminars on Employment Security and Constructive Industrial Relations…

28 May 2019 – The NTUC Phl Women Committee met on 29 May 2019 in Quezon City to review what has been done and to plan for 2019-2021 activities. Women Chair Milagros Ogalinda chaired the meeting, attended by sixteen representatives from FFF, KMM, PACIWU, NATOW, NLU, NUBE, Obrero Pilipino, TOPPS, federations with existing federation women…

14 December 2018 — Participants in the National Trade Union Center (NTUC Philippines) tripartite culmination activity on “Strengthening the Campaign for an ILO Convention and Planning Enterprise Level Campaigns on GBV in the World of Work” in Quezon City on 14 December 2018, reported on successes in the GBV campaign at the international and national…

Despite robust growth, income inequality widening — NEDA

25 May 2019 – THESE CONTRACTUALS ARE STILL CONTRACTUALS, EVEN WITH THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF REGULARIZATION. I pass by this name mall along EDSA everyday. And I see this long line of workers in different uniforms [Read more.]

It’s good jobs, stupid … which are “xxx the best way to generate shared prosperity xxx.”

Twenty-four workers were killed, thirteen workers were injured and six missing in 18 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – May 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Mining (seven) and Construction (four). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were missing…

Lineman dead in fall from tree URBIZTONDO, Pangasinan, Philippines — A television lineman died after he fell from a tree while installing cables in Barangay Dalanguiring in this town on Tuesday.

Letter to DOLE on Leonides Dennis Sequeña Justice for PMP labour organizer, Leonides “Dennis” Sequeña, shot by an unidentified gunman while attending a workers meeting in Cavite on 2 June 2019

BUTUAN CITY, June 7 (PIA) — Union members from the different national unions under the National Trade Union Center (NTUC) are pushing for decent work, including living wages, and job security for employees. In the recent workshop on Employment Security and Constructive Industrial Relations held in Quezon City, NTUC union members called on the national…

Twenty-three workers were killed, thirteen workers were injured and six missing in 17 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – May 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Mining (seven) and Construction (four). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were missing from…

25 May 2019 – NTUC Phl welcomes its new affiliate Kilusan ng Manggagawang Makabayan (KMM). KMM has affiliates in livestock, construction, garments, plastics, gaming, among other industries,in Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Southern Luzon.

  Twenty workers were killed, eleven workers were injured and six missing in 15 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – April 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Mining (five) and Construction (four). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were missing…

An agricultural plane hit a live wire An agricultural plane hit a live wire during an aerial spraying activity at a banana plantation in Davao del Norte on Saturday morning, killing the pilot instantaneously. – Manila Standard tweet at 3:00 pm on Sun, Apr 28, 2019 Read: https://t.co/A8dOmJLBJt https://t.co/CeV2MaY3yR (https://twitter.com/MlaStandard/status/1122395021745909760?s=03)

Eighteen workers were killed, eleven workers were injured and six missing in 13 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – April 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Mining (five) and Construction (four). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were missing…

17 December 2018 – The Samahang Manggagawang Pilipino – National Alliance of Teachers and Workers (SMP-NATOW), set to be the largest  federation of teachers and office workers duly recognized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), held its 10th national convention last 15-16 December 2018 at the Brentwood Suites, Quezon City. The quadrennial event with…

Pernia: Security of tenure bill must be fair to both employers, workers Ben O. de Vera July 24, 2019 04:26pm MANILA, Philippines – The country’s chief economist on Wednesday said the pending security of tenure bill awaiting President Duterte’s signature needed to be tweaked in order to be fair to both business and labor sectors.…