Contractuals

by Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star), May 23, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — In the remaining days of the 17th Congress, senators approved on third and final reading yesterday the Security of Tenure Bill, which seeks to end the practice of illegal labor contractualization, commonly known as “endo.”

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By: Jovic Yee – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 07, 2019 For the Philippines to attract more visitors, attention should be given not only to revive and market its top destinations but also to ensure job security in the service sector, according to an organization of tourism workers.

by Jovic Yee, Philippine Daily Inquirerm Mar 2, 2019 Workers’ groups on Friday said Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III should not blame them for his agency’s bungled regularization deal with employers, even as they pointed out that if they were indeed sincere in regularizing their employees, they would have already done so without any agreement…

by Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News, Feb 26, 2019 MANILA- The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld a ruling by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) declaring some “talents” of GMA Network as regular employees.

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Business Mirror, Feb 6, 2018 While the contractualization issue has polarized employers and employees, it also bonded moderate and labor groups that they are staging a joint rally today (Wednesday) to press President Duterte to choose the executive order (EO) they prefer over the draft EO being supported by business groups.

By Rene E. Ofreneo, Business Mirror, Jan 3, 2019 The campaign of the trade union movement to end the “endo” practice of hiring workers on a short-term basis has not yet succeeded in prodding a reluctant Congress to pass a law formally outlawing the controversial “labor-only contracting” (LOC) system and abolishing all other forms of…

By Chito Chavez, Manila Bulletin, Dec 28, 2018 The militant group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) has debunked the government’s claim that nearly 500,000 workers have been regularized under the administration of President Duterte. Stressing the need to uplift the workers’ rights, KMU called Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello’s statement “far from reality and pure propaganda.”

by Camille A. Aguinaldo, Business Mirror, Dec 27, 2018 LABOR SECRETARY Silvestre H. Bello III said Thursday that the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECoP) has committed to a program of extending regular status to its employees.

by Gillian M. Cortez, Business Mirror, Dec 19, 2018 THE LABOR DEPARTMENT said over 400,000 contractual workers were converted to regular employment status this year, including more than half voluntarily regularized by their employers.

Meanwhile, Jollibee has regularized some 1,000 workers this year and has committed more for next year, says the Department of Labor and Employment by Aika Rey, Rappler, Dec 17, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Monday, December 17, announced that the Henry Sy-owned SM Supermalls has regularized 11,660 workers this year.

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by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez (The Freeman) – Sep 28, 2018 Attention, DOLE inspectors. In one rare moment whereby employers and service contractors won their case, the highest court of the land has ruled that legitimate job contracting is perfectly legal, valid, and not prohibited, as long as it is done in accordance with law…

by Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) – with Mayen Jaymalin, Aug 14, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The Duterte administration’s campaign against “endo” or end of contract labor practice got another legal boost.

by Jovic Yee, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 14, 2018 Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he had secured from the country’s biggest group of employers its commitment to regularize by yearend 300,000 workers as its contribution to the government’s campaign to end to contractualization.

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.…

The Department of Labor and Employment says PLDT has been trying to ‘skirt’ around the law for years, violating labor laws and workers’ rights by Aika Rey, Rappler, Jul 3, 2018 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) maintained that PLDT Incorporated must regularize more than 7,000 workers instead of terminating them.

by Janina C. Lim, BusinessWorld, Jun 8, 2018 THE International Labor Organization (ILO) said the Philippines is moving forward both in terms of its compliance with international labor laws and resolving the issue of contractualization.

NO TO ‘ENDO’ By: Maila Ager – Reporter / @MAgerINQ INQUIRER.net, May 30, 2018 A bill that would prohibit labor-only contracting or “endo” in the country and impose a P5-million fine for violators has been approved by the the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development.

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By Rex Remitio, Jerald Uy, CNN Philippines, May 28, 2018 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 25) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) submitted to Malacañang on Friday the initial list of private sector employers engaged in illegal contracting practices, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III confirmed to CNN Philippines.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), May 10, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Over 850 commercial establishments might face sanctions for illegal labor contracting and violating other labor regulations.

CONTRACTUALIZATION CONTROVERSY By: Delfin T. Mallari Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 04, 2018 MULANAY, Quezon — President Duterte on Wednesday admitted that the executive order that he signed on Labor Day prohibiting certain labor contracting schemes had “no teeth.”

by ABS-CBN News, May 03 2018 MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment said Thursday it denied PLDT Inc’s appeal to reverse its decision that ordered the company to grant regular status to 7,306 workers.

By Lara Tan, CNN Philippines, May 2, 2018 Philippines, May 1) — President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order clamping down on illegal contracting and subcontracting in front of labor groups on Tuesday, Labor Day.

By: Cielito F. Habito, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 01, 2018 Today is International Workers Day, and like in most of the world, it’s Labor Day in the Philippines, a public holiday in honor of our workers. It has become customary for the government to announce something meaningful for the labor sector on this day. Through…

By AMITA LEGASPI, GMA News, May 1, 2018 Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said Tuesday passing a law that puts an end to ‘endo’ will be one of the priorities of the chamber when it resumes session later this month.

By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 27, 2018 Employers expect an increase in the cost of labor amid the government’s move to regularize more workers, officials in the private sector said.

By Eimor P. Santos, CNN Philippines, Apr 25, 2018 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 24) — Two years ago, then presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte promised to end contractualization in a week.

by Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), Apr 13, 2018 There is no such word in the English dictionary. Endo is a word coined in this country to refer to a controversial labor practice that the presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte promised to end once he is elected president. Two years after, Duterte concedes it is tougher…