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The number of “core violations” of labor rules doubled at suppliers, many of which were new to Apple’s supply chain. BY STEVEN MUSIL, Mar 7, 2018 Apple uncovered a higher number of serious labor and human rights rules violations at its supplier facilities in 2017, the company said Wednesday in its annual audit of its…

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Sep 28, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is seeking the expansion of the General System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) from the European Union (EU) amid concerns the present set of privileges would be removed in protest over the alleged extrajudicial killing cases in the country.

by Carla P. Gomez, Inquirer, Aug 28, 2017 BACOLOD CITY — From the frying pan to the fire. This appeared to be what happened to a group of 41 workers, 14 of them minors, who fled economic hardship caused by the war in Marawi City only to end up in a sweatshop here.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Jul 27, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The government is working on a new certification system that would assure its trading partners globally that there are no sweatshops in the country.

THE EUROPEAN Commission has adopted its first monitoring report on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) that included an assessment of the Philippines’ implementation of 27 international conventions.

Enslaved workers were forced to peel shrimp in Thailand for up to 16 hours a day for little or no pay 30% of U.S. Shrimp Is Misrepresented, Study Says (NEW YORK) — U.S. officials and human rights activists called on Americans to stop buying fish and shrimp tied to supply chains in Thailand, where The…

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced last 25 November that the Country Review of the Philippines with respect to Labor Rights under the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) has been formally closed. The USTR statement said that the decision to close the review is “..based on progress by the Philippine…

The United States has officially closed its country review of the Philippines with respect to labor rights under the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

The office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) formally closed on Wednesday its review of the Philippines with respect to labor rights, a precondition to the granting of the preferential duties under the US generalized system of preferences (GSP).

The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has noted gains on the Philippines’s adherence to international labor standards, paving the way for the country to fully enjoy the benefits under the preferential trade scheme.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/21 October) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 12 has stepped up its interventions to facilitate the tuna industry players’ compliance with international labor standards.

The Philippines Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) has signed an agreement with the country’s Foreign Buyers’ Association of the Philippines (FOBAP) in a drive to implement the government’s the new Labor Laws Compliance System, or LLCS, according to a report on the DOLE’s website.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines could lose as much as $500 million worth of export revenues if local exporters and manufacturers fail to comply with the social audit requirements of importers. In a statement, the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. cited the Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (FOBAP) as saying the country could lose $500…

MANILA, Philippines – Nineteen workers, three of them minors, were rescued from a garments factory in Potrero, Malabon yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – Washington-based group International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) wants the Philippines’ practice on workers’ rights to remain under the review of the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) despite the government’s efforts to reduce extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances.

The trade union advisory arm of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has reminded foreign companies here to respect workers’ rights in their investment destinations as mandated by the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

THE PHILIPPINES said it has taken steps to address labor concerns, in a bid to retain lower tax privileges from the United States, even as a special interest group argued the government has not done enough.

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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government is pushing for certain amendments to the Labor Code in the next Congress as the country’s labor practices are being reviewed by the US to determine if the country should continue to enjoy trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program.

Phl asked to provide plans for labor legislation MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) is asking the Philippine government to provide plans regarding passage of legislation concerning union registration as well as cases when the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) were involved in labor…

THE PHILIPPINES will cite improvements in its labor policies as it makes a case for the retention of tax perks granted by the United States, though a rights group behind a complaint is expected to argue that reforms to date are not enough.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has imposed sanctions against 42 companies and 38 people found to have engaged in corrupt practices while implementing ADB-financed projects last year.

DUTY-FREE PRIVILEGES granted the Philippines are at stake as the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has set a hearing on a complaint filed by an advocacy group.

(First of three parts) In 2006, the endorsement by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to the Secretary of Finance for his approval of the draft revenue regulations (RR) on transfer pricing (TP), was announced to the public. Since then tax practitioners around the world have been expecting the formal issuance of the first Philippine…

THE biggest pension fund in the US said it has not pulled out its investments in the Philippines despite uncertainties in emerging markets after the fall of Lehman Brothers a year ago.

No matter how many times I told Dado Santos to leave his big sack of recovered recycled drink pouches at the bottom of our steep driveway and we would send down the pick-up to get his heavy sack, no, Dado insisted on carrying that heavy sack up the driveway on his back by himself. He…

Garment workers drugged to keep them awake for days IN THE UNCERTAIN world of subcontracted companies, work is normally seasonal and even then comes in fits and starts, wages below par, and working conditions hardly improved from those of a century ago.