Gig economy traps workers in precarious existence, says report

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2020

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Labour standards at the multilateral development banks: leverage for workers’ power and accountability

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2020

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[OPINION] The price we pay when we neglect our farmers

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2020

Farmers like Mang Dante struggle to survive the severe effects of the rice tariffication law. It’s because of stories like his that farmers need your moral and financial support. by Lorelei Baldonado Aquino, Rappler, 27 Jan 2020 What extreme circumstance could have possibly compelled a 58-year-old farmer to take his own life? That question has…

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EU removes Philippines from priority watchlist

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2020

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 27 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines —The European Union (EU) has removed the Philippines in its list of countries with weak intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement.

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FDIs seen exceeding $10 billion if CITIRA passed

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2020

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 27 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Foreign direct investment inflows could exceed $10 billion and revisit record highs this year once the second package of the government’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) is passed.

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[OPINION] A call to fairness: Female care workers are invisible and severely underpaid

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2020

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IACAT seeks higher conviction rate for sex traffickers

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2020

By: Morexette Marie B. Erram, CDN Digital|27 Jan 2020 CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they recorded an increase in convictions related to human trafficking in the country from 2018 to 2019.

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BI stops more than 38,000 from leaving PH in 2019 on suspicion of human trafficking

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2020

By Jun Ramirez, Manila Bulletin, 26 Jan 2020 The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday it was able to prevent more than 38,000 travelers from leaving the country last year due to its unrelenting campaign against human trafficking.

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Facebook content moderators required to sign PTSD forms

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2020

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P1.15-B social packages offered to drivers, operators

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2020

By Che Palicte, 26 Jan 2020 DAVAO CITY – Drivers and operators affected by the transport modernization program here can now avail of the social compensation packages under the High Priority Bus System (HPBS).

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2.1 million Pinoy families experience hunger — survey

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2020

by Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), 26 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Some 2.1 million Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger in the fourth quarter of 2019, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in its latest survey.

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The domestic helper in the Middle East — and a proposed alternative

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2020

By Jaime J. Yambao, Manila Times, 25 Jan 2020 THE return home in boxes in the space of one year of two domestic helpers who worked and were killed by their employers in Kuwait confirms what is a matter of common knowledge — that the job of house helper in the Middle East is the…

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Regulating motorcycle taxis

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2020

By ROBERT SIY, Manila Times, 25 Jan 2020 THE regulation of motorcycle taxis in the Philippines has seen many twists and turns in the past few months, with each move raising questions from legislators, transport experts and the riding public. Last May, a single transport network company (TNC), Angkas, was authorized by the Land Transportation…

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Manila among most dynamic cities

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2020

By: Amy R. Remo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 Jan 2020 Manila rose four notches to rank eighth among 130 business hubs in a global index that identifies the world’s “most dynamic cities.”

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Lalaki patay matapos hawakan ang live wire sa Negros Occidental

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2020

by Martian Muyco, ABS-CBN News, 25 Jan 2020 Patay ang isang lalaki matapos makuryente ng live wire sa bayan ng Manapla sa Negros Occidental Biyernes ng umaga.

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GDP growth seen back to 6% in ʼ20

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2020

Economists cite higher gov’t spending, cut in interest rates By: Ben O. de Vera, Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 Jan 2020 After economic expansion fell to an eight-year low last year, the Philippine domestic economy is widely seen to expand at a faster pace and return to above-6 percent growth trajectory this 2020, supported…

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The Wuhan virus: How to stay safe

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2020

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Tackling vulnerability in the informal economy

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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Tech trends 2020

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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Tackling the climate crisis

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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Leading the charge on the SDGs

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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Navigating the rising tide of uncertainty

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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Worker rights lawyers launch new global network — International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW)

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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Impacts of green new deal energy plans on grid stability, costs, jobs, health, and climate in 143 countries

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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Your rights at work: How to review pay stubs and protect yourself from wage theft

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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Dos and don’ts: How to disagree with someone more powerful than you

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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The lazy person’s guide to saving the world

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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How definitions drive debates: What we mean by “capitalism”

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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About the Sustainable Development Goals

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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California’s new gig economy law is strengthening a stripper-led labor movement

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2020

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July 2025

Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”

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 #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

July


3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 Ju
ly – International Plastic Bag Free Day
 
5 July –
World Youth Skills Day 
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day 
17 July – World Day for
International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons 


Monthly Observances:

Schools Safety Month

Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month

Weekly Observances:

Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week

 

Daily Observances:

First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines

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