By Leonardo Q. Montemayor, William D. Dar and Ruben D. Torres* The multi-billion-peso rice industry is a major source of employment, income and nutrition for Filipinos. It consists of some 2.5 million small farmers plus several hundred thousand farm laborers and others engaged in the supply of farm inputs and machinery, milling/processing, warehousing, transport, other…
MESSAGE TUCP Vice President and Federation of Free Farmers President LEONARDO Q. MONTEMAYOR “National Productivity Conference: Creating Value for Workers and Enterprise” 27 October 2016, Jen Hotel, Pasay City (Greetings!) TUCP President Ruben Torres extends his apologies for not being able to join us today. He is out of the country for an equally important…
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CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYMENT – LEGAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES Delivered by TUCP President RUBEN D. TORRES before the PMAP General Membership Meeting on 25 May 2016 at Dusit Hotel, Makati. 1. Increasing demand to abolish labor contractualization a. Unity of the labor movement. Earlier, this year, I proposed to the four affiliates of the International Trade Unions…
Paper presented by TUCP President RUBEN D. TORRES at the JILAF INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM Tokyo, Japan, December 2015 Read the paper here.
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The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines said in a press release yesterday that it welcomes the move by the Social Security System to change its guidelines on educational assistance program.
News release Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Contact: JOSE P. UMALI JR. 09178977182 RAFAEL E. MAPALO 09472812811 (for immediate release) TUCP condemns senseless deaths in Butuan fire The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) condemns what it claims as senseless but preventable deaths of 17 female workers in Butuan City early Wednesday.
STATEMENT TUCP VICE PRESIDENT ALEJANDRO C. VILLAVIZA WORKERS’ DELEGATE, PHILIPPINES 100th INTERNATIONA LABOR CONFERENCE, GENEVA Introduction Mr. President, on behalf of unions, workers and their families in the Philippines, let me express complete support for the call of the ILO and the Director General’s vision of sustainable development for social justice. Certainly, “the world needs…
Presentation of Issues by Mr. Victorino F. Balais, President of PTGWO, Breakfast with the President 109th Labor Day Celebration Heroes Hall, Malacañang, Manila, 01 May 2011 His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr., Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, Secretary Florencio Abad, Government Officials,ECOP and ILO,mga kasama sa kilusang paggawa……
Message of TUCP President Atty. Democrito T. Mendoza at the 1st National Summit on Labor and Employment 27 April 2011, SMX Convention Center, Pasay City
Message of TUCP PRESIDENT ATTY. DEMOCRITO T. MENDOZA at the opening of the ILO/DOLE SEMINAR WORKSHOP ON THE FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION, CIVIL LIBERTIES, LABOUR LAWS AND THE ISSUE OF IMPUNITY, 30-31 March 2011, Iloilo City
Message by Atty. Democrito T. Mendoza, President, TUCP during the National Productivity Convention, October 26-27, 2010 So, where is the money going? When production, productivity, incomes are rising in real terms – is P22 increase in minimum wage in Manila (much lower in other regions) all that this 2nd fastest growing economy in ASEAN in…
Message of FMR. SENATOR ERNESTO F. HERRERA, Ph.D. General Secretary, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) at the PALMCO 19th Annual National Convention, 9-10 September 2010, UP SOLAIR, Quezon City
STATEMENT TUCP VICE PRESIDENT ALEJANDRO C. VILLAVIZA WORKERS’ DELEGATE, PHILIPPINES 99TH INTERNATIONA LABOR CONFERENCE GENEVA On behalf of the workers in the Philippines, I commend the Director General Juan Somavia and ILO for programs and action to achieve our collective goal of ensuring Decent Work, particularly the right to self-organization and collective bargaining.
Pushing Philippines Towards Equitable Progress Welcome Remarks for TUCP By TUCP General Secretary Ernesto F. Herrera DOLE Undersecretary Baldoz, JILAF Executive Director-General Takahashi, Labor Attache Jono, JILAF friends, Participants, Guests —
NATIONAL FORUM ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENTS (IN CELEBRATION OF 34TH TUCP ANNIVERSARY) 14 DECEMBER 2009, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER (OSHC), QUEZON CITY
Message of Atty. Alejandro Villaviza, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) 3rd day of the National Tripartite Conference on Freedom of Association 4 December 2009, Sofitel Plaza Hotel, Manila
KEY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES ON FOA AND CIVIL LIBERTIES, TRADE UNION RIGHTS AND ENFORCEMENT OF LABOR LAWS IN THE TARLAC AND OTHER ECOZONES IN THE REGION INCLUDING SUGGESTED RESPONSES IN FORM OF ROLES, MANDATES, PROGRAMMES FOR CAPACITY BUILDING By Bro. Reynaldo Reyes, Union Representative, ALU-TUCP 27 April 2010, Holiday Inn, Clark, Pampanga
Message by Former Congressman and TUCP Vice President ATTY. ALEJANDRO C. VILALVIZA during the Luncheon Meeting with Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, 27 April 2010, Malacañang Palace, Manila
Capacity Building Seminar on the Freedom of Association, Collective Bargaining and Labor Law implementation in the Philippine Economic Zones Closing Message by FUR-TUCP Executive Vice President ARTURO BASEA 23 April 2010, PHINMA Training Center, Tagaytay City On behalf of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, our members, their families and our partners, I would…
KEY ISSUES AND RESPONSES ON THE REALIZATION OF FOA, CB AND LABOR LAW IMPLEMENTATION IN THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC ZONES By LIKHA-TUCP President and TUCP Vice President JESUS VILLAMOR 22 April 2010, PHINMA Training Center, Tagaytay City Key issues and responses on the realization of FOA, CB and labor law implement in the Philippine ecozones, LIKHA-TUCP…
Message of Rep. Raymond Democrito T. Mendoza Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) At the Opening of the Follow-Up National Tripartite Conference on Freedom of Association: Towards Fair Globalization and Decent Work 02 December 2009, Hotel Sofitel, Manila
TUCP MESSAGE National Tripartite Conference on Principles of Freedom of Association: Towards Fair Globalization and Decent Work 03 December 2009, Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Pasay City
1. There are close to 3 million unemployed in the Philippines in any given time. Co-existing with one million vacancies waiting to be filled. One third of unemployment could be remediated by proper employment facilitation, or job matching if you prefer, and by skills development or upgrading.
TUCP Statement at the Meeting with International Monetary Fund (IMF) held on 23 November 2009 at the IMF Conference Room, BSP, Pasay City, PHILIPPINES We thank IMF for inviting the TUCP to this meeting. We note the Communiqué of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the IMF released on…
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TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES (TUCP) STATEMENT BEFORE THE ILO MISSION, SEPTEMBER 2009 Introduction The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) is signatory to and has ratified ILO Convention 87 in 1948. 2009 Report of the Committee on the Application of Standards I. TUCP appreciates the long standing observations by the Committee…
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.
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