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Dec 12, 2017 – Hungry supermarket clerk jailed for stealing can of corned beef
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Date posted on December 12, 2017
By: Jhoanna Ballaran, INQINQUIRER.net, Dec 12, 2017 How much does freedom cost? For sales clerk Paul Matthew Tanglao, 21, his freedom cost him P31.50, the price of a can of corned beef he took in the supermarket where he was working – because he was hungry.
December 6, 2017 – A NEW LEVEL OF HANJIN OPPRESSION! Hanjin in the Philippines is actively opposing union organising in its contractors. Its workers, undeterred by serial illegal dismissals, harassment, discrimination, sexual incidents, physical abuse, diminution of benefits, and hundreds of other unfair labor practices, including transfers of work sites, illegal detention and death threats even, during the campaign and the past three certification elections (CEs) for workers representation, in the Korean company, are now required to submit “NOTARIZED” medical certificates in support of applications for leave of absence. View the Hanjin Inter-Office Memorandum to properly appreciate another certified Hanjin practice against its hapless workers.
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Date posted on December 6, 2017
View the Hanjin Inter-Office Memorandum to properly appreciate another certified Hanjin practice against its hapless workers.
Nov. 11, 2017 – ANOTHER HANJIN WORKER FALLS TO DEATH! AMAPO- TUCP union workers report a worker on allegedly “overtime, over day” fell to his death Friday afternoon in Dock 5 at Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. Philippines in Subic Bay. Read more.
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Date posted on November 13, 2017
‘Overtime, over day’ is the workers’ pejorative term for the very long hours in certain sections in Hanjin. Workers cite these long hours as contributing to exhaustion, illnesses and, worse, fatal accidents. The accident is another in a series of many deaths and injuries in shipbuilder Hanjin, even after DOLE allegedly looked into the ‘bad’…
Nov. 9, 2017 – SO OBVIOUS! COMPANIES HAVE KEPT THE BENEFITS OF PRODUCTIVITY FOR THEMSELVES. – In 1930, the economist John Maynard Keynes predictedthat technological change and productivity improvements would eventually lead to a 15-hour workweek. But, despite significant productivity gains over the past few decades, we still work 40 hours a week on average.Read more.
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Date posted on November 9, 2017
Keynes’s reasoning was that by producing more with less (also known as being more productive), all of our needs would be met through less work, freeing up more time for leisure. But the data and research since Keynes’s time suggest that companies have kept the benefits of productivity for themselves. Why our productivity destroyed the…
October 24, 2017 – WHAT???!!! AN EMPLOYER CALLING FOR A WAGE INCREASE??!! Sid Consunji calls for wage hike for construction workers. The DMCI Holdings chairman and president believes a P200-300 salary increase will address labor shortage. Read more.
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Date posted on October 17, 2017
Property Tycoon Urges Php200-300 Hike in Daily Wages for Construction Workers A boon for labor, the proposal could be tough for small construction firms that cannot absorb the extra cost By Pauline Macaraeg | Oct 17, 2017 Calls for higher wages are rather commonplace, especially from the country’s leftist labor unions. But a proposal to…
September 28, 2017 – COMPLETE WITH SAFETY BELT, INDE NAMAN GINAMIT! [BUT WAS NOT USED]. This is not an unusual practice in the Philippines. The safety and health culture have not been fully developed. Implementation of regulations need much improvement.
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Date posted on September 28, 2017
August 17, 2017 – KAHIYA! PART 2 – The Central Luzon RTWPB issued its Wage Order DOUBLING the wages of some 25,000 domestic workers (kasambahays) in the region. That leaves only three regions, including Metro Manila and Davao, who have not issued a Wage Order adjusting the wages of domestic workers (kasambahays) 55 MONTHS AFTER PASSAGE OF BATAS KASAMBAHAY 10361. Read more.
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Date posted on August 17, 2017
August 17, 2017 – KAHIYA! PART 2 – The Central Luzon RTWPB issued its Wage Order DOUBLING the wages of some 25,000 domestic workers (kasambahays) in the region.
July 24, 2017 – HOW MANY COULD BE LIKE THIS? Ben Chan takes all 425 loyal Bench employees to HK – Bilyonaryo. Read more.
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Date posted on July 24, 2017
July 19, 2017 – GARMENT AND TEXTILE EXPORTERS TO EUROPE HAVE TO BE COMPLIANT WITH LABOR REGULATIONS. Read more.
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Date posted on July 19, 2017
DTI, DoLE to certify labor practices of textile firms tapping GSP+ by Victor V. Saulon, Businessworld, Jul 19, 2017 THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is set to sign a joint order with the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) that will highlight the country’s insistence on compliance with global labor standards in the…
July 14, 2017 – THERE GOES WORK SAFETY AND HEALTH! Read more.
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Date posted on July 14, 2017
Mga bubog ng bote ng beer na sumambulat mula sa isang trak sa Cloverleaf, Quezon City, pinapala na upang maitabi. by @zhandercayabyab See photos here.
June 29, 2017 – THERE MUST BE A MISTAKE HERE. TOO FEW CONTRACTUALS? Over 180,000 contractual workers nationwide are still waiting for regularization almost a year after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launched an intensified campaign against the endo (end of contract) scheme. Read more.
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Date posted on June 29, 2017
Over 180,000 workers awaiting regularization By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Jun 29, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Over 180,000 contractual workers nationwide are still waiting for regularization almost a year after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launched an intensified campaign against the endo (end of contract) scheme.
June 19, 2017 – Philippine economic reality – “Here is the economic reality. All sectors of the Philippine economy—government, corporate and particularly consumer—are arguably some of lowest in the world. A cash-based economy, particularly on the consumer side, may grow more slowly but that growth will be more sustainable and robust.” [WORKERS WITHOUT GAINS IN REAL WAGES IS A GLARING REALITY – TUCP.] Read more.
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Date posted on June 18, 2017
Philippine economic reality By BusinessMirror Editorial, Jun 18, 2017 The Philippines faces many problems. Some are critical, like the Marawi rebellion; others are merely annoying, like the fact that when school starts, so does the rainy season. However, overall, the Philippines does not have economic problems despite Filipinos being told constantly that we do.
June 12, 2017 — A MINIMUM INCOME FOR ALL? Read more.
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Date posted on June 13, 2017
A minimum income for all? By: Cielito F. Habito, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 13, 2017 There is something wrong with our system when I can leave here and make billions of dollars in 10 years while millions of students can’t afford to pay off their loans, let alone start a business,” observed Facebook creator Mark…
June 6, 2017 – How to prepare the next generation for jobs in the AI economy. Read more.
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Date posted on June 5, 2017
by David KosbieAndrew W. MooreMark Stehlik, Jun 5, 2017 Most of us regard self-driving cars, voice assistants, and other artificially intelligent technologies as revolutionary. For the next generation, however, these wonders will have always existed. AI for them will be more than a tool; in many cases, AI will be their co-worker and a ubiquitous…
May 18, 2017 – KAHIYA! The Metro Manila RTWPB has not issued a Wage Order adjusting the wages of domestic workers (kasambahays) MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AFTER PASSAGE OF BATAS KASAMBAHAY 10361. Read more.
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Date posted on May 16, 2017
Kasambahay minimum wages, for 52 months and counting, in the largest destination of kasambahays in the Philippines has remained at P2,500 per month. In contrast, 11 other regions have already issued their adjusting Wage Orders, with a number of regions having minimum wages higher than in Metro Manila. Dapat nga, this Regional Board should be…
May 16, 2017 – “The internet and the platforms that it makes possible allow VERY SMALL GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE ENORMOUS PROFITS WHILE EMPLOYING VERY FEW PEOPLE. This is inevitable, it is progress, but it is also socially destructive.” Read more.
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Date posted on May 16, 2017
Stephen Hawking: This will be the impact of automation and AI on jobs by Rob Price, Dec 6, 2016 Artificial intelligence and increasing automation is going to decimate middle-class jobs, worsening inequality and risking significant political upheaval, Stephen Hawking has warned.
April 27, 2017 – FAKE ENDING TO ENDO? So many nice praise releases re ENDO! But this large Edsa mall maintains the practice. Read more.
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Date posted on April 27, 2017
I went to this supermarket this morning. For water, rice, coke, and something else. I queued in the express lane. Got derailed by the slow check out. The cashier on the right services six customers for every one done at the express lane. When it was my turn, I asked why? The ‘barker’ said: Pasensya…
May 24, 2017 — UNIONS WORK TO REDUCE INEQUALITY.
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Date posted on April 26, 2017
Is the solution to extreme wealth inequality really – Alaska? by Scott Santens, Apr 26, 2017 Consider the following two headlines and the fact they describe events that are occurring simultaneously: “Grains piled on runways, parking lots, fields amid global glut” and “Famine looms in four countries as aid system struggles to cope, experts warn.”…
Mar. 22, 2017 – “Driving new economic growth will require reducing income inequality, according to this IMF report.” Read more.
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Date posted on March 22, 2017
Recent work by the International Monetary Fund suggests that countries which redistribute more and have lower inequality actually grow faster. Read or download the report here.
Mar 15, 2017 – Pope warns of ‘very grave sin’ when jobs are cut unjustly. Read more.
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Date posted on March 15, 2017
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY, Mar 15, 2017, Pope Francis said Wednesday that employers who fire workers for unclear economic reasons are committing a “very grave sin” and should ensure dignified work for all their employees.
Mar. 1, 2017 – “There’s a curious fact about the wealth and growth of nations that you rarely see mentioned: NO COUNTRY HAS EVER JOINED THE MODERN, HIGH-PRODUCTIVITY, RICH-COUNTRY CLUB WITHOUT MASSIVE DOSES OF REDISTRIBUTION, AND UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL SECURITY. NOT ONE. EVER.”
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Date posted on March 1, 2017
Why Welfare and Redistribution Saves Capitalism from Itself Rich countries share wealth and create economic security By Steve Roth, http://evonomics.com/whats-the-secret-to-joining-the-rich-country-club/ There’s a curious fact about the wealth and growth of nations that you rarely see mentioned: No country has ever joined the modern, high-productivity, rich-country club without massive doses of redistribution, and universal government programs for…
Feb. 5, 2017 – “The deep root of the drug problem and criminality is the poverty of the majority, the destruction of the family and corruption in society. THE STEP WE HAVE TO TAKE IS TO OVERCOME POVERTY, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE GIVING OF PERMANENT WORK AND SUFFICIENT WAGES TO WORKERS [capitalizing ours]. xxx” Read more.
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Date posted on February 9, 2017
Read the full pastoral statement of the CBCP on drug-related killings below: “Beloved People of God We, your bishops, are deeply concerned due to many deaths and killings in the campaign against prohibited drugs. This traffic in illegal drugs needs to be stopped and overcome. But the solution does not lie in the killing of suspected…
Jan. 12, 2017 – ANG ENDO AY EVIL! Ang Endo ay kakabit ng maraming panggigipit at pagsasamantala sa mga manggagawa. Low wages, disregard of labor standards, muzzling workers’ voice, thwarting unions. Inde makapalag ang aping manggagawa dahil alam nya na ‘pag nagsalita sya, tiyak Endo sya down the road. Race to the bottom talaga. Read more.
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Date posted on January 24, 2017
Jan. 12, 2017 – ANG ENDO AY EVIL! Ang Endo ay kakabit ng maraming panggigipit at pagsasamantala sa mga manggagawa. Low wages, disregard of labor standards, muzzling workers’ voice, thwarting unions. Inde makapalag ang aping manggagawa dahil alam nya na ‘pag nagsalita sya, tiyak Endo sya down the road. Race to the bottom talaga.
Jan. 5, 2017 – THE YEAR ENDED; ENDO DID NOT. Nahihirapan ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) makagawa ng ENDO Department Order. Obvious, dahil conflicted pa rin ang DOLE kung ano sila. Nagiisip pa rin sila na sila ay Department of Labor and EmployERS, at inde countervailing institution against the overwhelming power of employers. Read more.
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Date posted on January 24, 2017
Jan. 5, 2017 – THE YEAR ENDED; ENDO DID NOT. Nahihirapan ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) makagawa ng ENDO Department Order. Obvious, dahil conflicted pa rin ang DOLE kung ano sila. Nagiisip pa rin sila na sila ay Department of Labor and EmployERS, at inde countervailing institution against the overwhelming power of employers.
Dec. 29, 2016 – MAY ENDO RIN DAW SA DUAL TRAINING? [ENDO in Dual Training?] A number of workers covered by Dual Training say they have completed two years of dual training, but continue to be under the training system. The school partner of the unnamed company cannot answer the trainee/workers’ simple question of the status of their training/engagement, while training and non-worker status continue on and on. They do the same work as workers on regular status, but get only the trainee allowance. Read more.
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Date posted on January 16, 2017
Read TUCP’s quick research on the matter here. Trainees in dual training system are considered ‘trainees’, not employees. Trainees are entitled to daily allowances and insurance overage. Trainees are not required to be covered by SSS, PHIC or PagIBIG. As trainees, not employees, they are not entitled to 13th month pay. Bonuses and 14th month…
Dec. 22, 2016 – As part of the 18-day campaign to end violence against women (VAW) In the Philippines, the People Managers Association of the Philippines (PMAP) and TUCP signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 23 November 2016 on joint work for programs against Gender-Based Violence at the Workplace, among other issues. Read more.
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Date posted on January 16, 2017
Dec. 15, 2016 – Victims of gender-based violence (GBV) are entitled to 10 days domestic violence leave with pay. Not many government agencies, unions and workers know this! Very understandable, considering that concerted government and private sector information campaigns on GBV do not exist. Predictably, 92% of those surveyed by ITUC AP and its affiliates in the Philippines say “that workplace support such as paid leave, education, training, and safety policies for domestic violence could reduce the effects of violence on the work lives of workers”.
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Date posted on January 13, 2017
Dec. 15, 2016 – Victims of gender-based violence (GBV) are entitled to 10 days domestic violence leave with pay. Not many government agencies, unions and workers know this! Very understandable, considering that concerted government and private sector information campaigns on GBV do not exist. Predictably, 92% of those surveyed by ITUC AP and its affiliates…
Dec. 8, 2016 – HELP! LATE FOR WORK, ABSENT FROM WORK, BOTHERED AT WORK! – Practically no one pays attention to GBV victims. Victims tell co-workers, but it ends there. Employers are told, but largely they don’t address ‘personal’ or ‘family’ matters.
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Date posted on December 11, 2016
Dec. 8, 2016 – HELP! LATE FOR WORK, ABSENT FROM WORK, BOTHERED AT WORK! – Practically no one pays attention to GBV victims. Victims tell co-workers, but it ends there. Employers are told, but largely they don’t address ‘personal’ or ‘family’ matters. Complaints are filed with barangays and police, but results are mixed. Worse, many…
Dec. 5, 2015 – GBV PROGRAMS NEEDED – Four of ten workers in the Philippines had been victims of gender-based violence (GBV),or know of someone else in the workplace who had been similarly victimized. GBV’s negative effects on enterprise and workers productivity and well-being are clear, too. However, government or private sector programs to address GBV have yet to be put in place.
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Date posted on December 6, 2016
Dec. 5, 2015 – GBV PROGRAMS NEEDED – Four of ten workers in the Philippines had been victims of gender-based violence (GBV),or know of someone else in the workplace who had been similarly victimized. GBV’s negative effects on enterprise and workers productivity and well-being are clear, too. However, government or private sector programs to address…
Dec. 1, 2016 – Gender-based violence (GBV) messes with workers in many ways. An ITUC AP/Philippine affiliates survey in 2015 found that one-in-every-five workers had been victims of GBV (emotional/psychological, physical, sexual, harassment). In addition, one of every five workers had known someone else in the workplace who had been victimized. GBV caused workers being late for work or absent altogether. There were GBV deaths, too. One in two victims said violence had continued at or near the workplace. Abusers were husbands predominantly, wives at times, partners, boyfriends, girlfriends.
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Date posted on December 3, 2016
Dec. 1, 2016 – GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) messes with workers in many ways. An ITUC AP/Philippine affiliates survey in 2015 found that one-in-every-five workers had been victims of GBV (emotional/psychological, physical, sexual, harassment). In addition, one of every five workers had known someone else in the workplace who had been victimized. GBV caused workers being…
