Nov. 21, 2016 — The country’s Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) have dutifully issued minimum wages in their regions, but they have taken the line of least resistance and adopted the very low road to development. They pride themselves in having mandated wages not too far from regional poverty levels.
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Date posted on November 22, 2016
Nov. 21, 2016 — The country’s Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) have dutifully issued minimum wages in their regions, but they have taken the line of least resistance and adopted the very low road to development. They pride themselves in having mandated wages not too far from regional poverty levels. They have been…
Nov. 16, 2016 – CTALK by Cito Beltan, Philippine Star – Don’t look now but the DOLE is clearly doing the “One step forward – Two step backward” dance concerning the issue on abolishing contractualization.
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Date posted on November 18, 2016
Nov. 16, 2016 – CTALK by Cito Beltan, Philippine Star – Don’t look now but the DOLE is clearly doing the “One step forward – Two step backward” dance concerning the issue on abolishing contractualization. It won’t surprise me one bit if the DOLE decides to dance with the “contractors” and push for a compromise…
Nov. 15, 2016 – So-called workers cooperatives, originally put up to thwart union organizing, without appropriate capital and workplace tools, equipment, etc. are labor-only contractors. Hotels and restaurants are accelerating engagement of ‘workers cooperatives’ to go around President Duterte’s pronouncement about ending ‘endo’.
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Date posted on November 15, 2016
Nov. 8, 2016 – Workers putting up the electrical connections and lamp posts along C. P. Garcia St. in Diliman, Quezon City, National Capital Region (NCR), have no rudiments of personal protective equipment. Some are barefoot! All are in ordinary street clothes, no work clothes, no work gloves, no safety hats, no nothing …
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Date posted on November 8, 2016
Nov. 1, 2016 – Endo by any other name is just as exploitative. We have been told endo has been ended in a number of enterprises…
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Date posted on November 1, 2016
Nov. 1, 2016 – Endo by any other name is just as exploitative. We have been told endo has been ended in a number of enterprises. Don’t believe! What one enterprising mall chain has done is to tell workers they are now regular, but their contracts would be renewed on a yearly basis. Trick or…
Oct. 26, 2016 – Unpaid hours are another aggravation for Philippine workers. Sales and fast food workers are required to report for work early…
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Date posted on October 27, 2016
Oct. 26, 2016 – Unpaid hours are another aggravation for Philippine workers. Sales and fast food workers are required to report for work early (even over an hour before paid time) to prepare for work or to prepare items, materials or food for sale or display. Then they are required to stay longer after paid…
Oct. 12, 2016 – Delayed release of last pay (and other benefits) constitute more than half of complaints brought to the attention of TUCP by call center agents. Even when resignations have been timely filed, and clearances have been issued by employers. Despite numerous follow ups.
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Date posted on October 26, 2016
Sept. 21, 2016 – Workers fixing San Marcelino street in Manila are in slippers and have no safety equipment of any kind whatsoever.
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Date posted on September 21, 2016
Sept. 21, 2016 – Workers fixing San Marcelino street in Manila are in slippers and have no safety equipment of any kind whatsoever.
Sept. 21, 2016 – Workers building the new Quinta market have insufficient safety equipment.
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Date posted on September 21, 2016
Sept. 21, 2016 – Workers building the new Quinta market have insufficient safety equipment.
It’s PD 442, stupid! Not Herrera
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Date posted on September 6, 2016
ON CONTRACTUALIZATION There is nothing in the Herrera Law that authorizes contractualization.
