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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.

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…

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.

Woman gets 21 years for online child trafficking Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star) – June 1, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A 23-year-old woman will spend 21 years in prison for offering children to online sex predators. Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 11 Presiding Judge Ramon Daomilas Jr. sentenced the woman to 15 years…

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Businessmirror, May 27, 2019 THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said contractualization will still be allowed under the pending of Security of Tenure (SOT) bill, allaying fears of employers the legislation will abolish the controversial work arrangement.

8 Chinese held for fake cigarettes, human trafficking Ramon Efren Lazaro (The Philippine Star) – May 18, 2019 MALOLOS , Philippines — Eight Chinese citizens were arrested by personnel of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and local police on Thursday for allegedly manufacturing fake cigarettes and for human trafficking in Marilao, Bulacan. Col. Chito…

  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…

Lineman sa Camarines Sur, patay by Joviland Rita/LDF, GMA News, May 1, 2019 Patay matapos makuryente ang isang lineman ng cable TV habang nagkakabit ng linya sa Camarines Sur, ayon sa ulat ni Cecille Villarosa sa Balita Pilipinas Ngayon ng GMA News nitong Miyerkules.

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15 June 2018 — “HIGHER WAGES, NO MORE ENDO, MORE PARTICIPATION, NO GBV, END INEQUALITY!” were the recurring themes in the National Trade Union Conferences on Employment Security and Constructive Industrial Relations with the theme: “Promoting Real Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, Employment and Decent Work” held in Quezon City on 9-10 May 2018 and in…

TUCP PETITION FOR WAGE INCREASE of P 259 DAILY,  A WAGE ADVISORY FOR WORKERS IN BMBEs, A WAGE ADVISORY FOR OTHER WORKERS, AND A WAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION  Click NCR wage petition 2017 FINAL copy (5) (4)

A COMPENDIUM OF MATERIALS FOR THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES Click:[pdf-embedder url=”https://ntucphl.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/A-COMPENDIUM-OF-GBV-MATERIALS-1.pdf” title=”A COMPENDIUM OF GBV MATERIALS”]  

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  Seventeen workers were killed, eleven workers were injured and 23 missing in ten 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 20 were missing…

Over 90 employees of quake-hit Pampanga supermart remain unaccounted for–Pineda By: Tonette Orejas – @ttorejasINQ Inquirer Central Luzon / 01:15 PM April 23, 2019 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The rest of the more than 90 employees of the ill-fated Chuzon Supermarket in Porac town in Pampanga could not be accounted for, according to Vice Governor Dennis Pineda, who…

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by BAP, GMA News, Apr 26, 2019 At least 17 women, including eight minors aged between 14 and 16, were rescued from an alleged human trafficking ring by authorities in an entrapment operation conducted in Cavite, James Agustin reported on Unang Balita.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star) – Apr 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Fitch Ratings has slashed the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for 2019 and 2020 due to the delayed passage of the 2019 national budget, the series of rate hikes by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the trade war…

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2 trafficking victims arrive in the Philippines Rudy Santos (The Philippine Star) – April 21, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Two chefs who were duped into working at a restaurant in Lagos, Nigeria arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 last night. According to representatives of the Filipino community in Lagos, Abraham Duque and…

Woman held for online trafficking Emmanuel Tupas (The Philippine Star) – April 18, 2019 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Police arrested in Mandaue City, Cebu yesterday a 45-year-old woman who allegedly offered her daughters to online traffickers. The International Justice Mission (IJM) said the suspect was transmitting sexually explicit photos of her daughters, aged six…

Twelve workers were killed, three workers were injured and three missing in eight serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – March 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Mining (five) and Construction (four).  

  MANILA, Philippines — Ports tycoon Enrique Razon is in talks with the creditor banks of Hanjin for the possibility of taking over the shipyard of the bankrupt shipping construction giant. “We’re still making presentations to the banks. We’re developing a masterplan for Hanjin.” Razon told reporters yesterday on the sidelines of the annual stockholders…

Skills Every Call Center Agent Should Know To Have An Effective Communication With Customers Fred Chua  – December 17, 2018 To have an effective communication with customers, businesses and brands need to know what their customers want. In many cases, customers have an ideal customer experience where they would deal with the company seamlessly. For…

  28 November 2018 — Participants in the National Trade Union Center (NTUC Philippines) one-day workshop on “Strengthening the Campaign for an ILO Convention and Planning Enterprise Level Campaigns on GBV in the World of Work” in Quezon City on 21 November 2018, identified and  pledged to push wide-ranging activities against gender-based violence (GBV) at…