NTUC Developments

NTUC Phl celebrated its 4th Anniversary: listening to the Reports of President Rodolfo Capoquian; expressing solidarity with the people and trade unions of Myanmar in their struggle for democracy; further discussions on NTUC Phl’s labor agenda; Validation of the NTUC Phl/ITUC AP Build Up Manual, Lead Up Mentor Manual, and Lead Up Mentee Manual; and…

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the largest labor group in the Philippines, and the Climate Change Commission, observed Labor Day with a landmark agreement that brings Filipino workers directly into the mainstream of effort to mitigate the disastrous impact of climate change. TUCP President Ernesto F. Herrera and Climate Change Commissioner Heherson…

By Joseph Jovellanos 25 May 2014, Manila. –SMP-NATOW (Samahang Manggagawang Pilipino – National Alliance of Teachers and Office Workers) held its 13th National Convention and 43rd founding anniversary on 25-27 May 2013 in Manila, with the theme “United, Great, and Free”. Some 180 leaders and members from various education institutions and offices all over the…

08 April 2014, Manila. Forty-four leaders representing nine national labor federations, 26 enterprise-based unions in special economic zones and in the BPO industry, and workers in the informal economy gathered to commemorate the 2014 International Workers Memorial Day with the theme: “Unions Fight for Safety and Health at Work!” Led by the TUCP Women’s Committee,…

Manila, 08 February 2014. –Over a hundred trade union leaders and activists called on DOLE to prioritize closing the gap between law and practice on workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining in special economic zones (SEZs) in the Philippines. TUCP also called on the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and zone locators to respect…

Some thirty labor leaders, representing 14 national and enterprise-level unions, urge employers and government to institute and accelerate productivity improvements, equitable profit and gain sharing schemes, and compliance with and respect for core labor standards. The call comes with union commitment to pursue social dialogue and constructive industrial relations in their respective workplaces. The call…

Tagbilaran City, Bohol, July 20, 2011 – True to their promise for renewed joint collaboration, Japanese and Filipino unions are continuing to support nationally-identified issues and concerns in the Philippines. As a follow up to 2011’s programon decent work and green jobs, this year’s activity (third of its kind since the program was launched in…

ITUC-AP General Secretary Noriyuki Suzuki presents to Fmr. Senator and TUCP President Ernesto F. Herrera the formal Statement of ITUC and ITUC-AP endorsing the constitutional succession of Bro. Herrera to the TUCP presidency. In their respective speeches UNI-APRO General Secretary Christopher Ng (right of Bro. Herrera) and LO-FTF/Danish Trade Union Council Consultant Jens Aarup (left…

With scores of anti-union actions happening all over the world, particularly assaults on security of tenure and collective bargaining, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) and Workers Development Foundation Inc, (WDFI), with assistance from the international labour movement, the International Trade Union Confederation-Asia Pacific (ITUC-AP), takes on the challenge of preparing young trade…

Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao, October 2011 – Not letting momentum pass without renewed action, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) and Workers Development Foundation Inc. (WDFI),with support from the Japanese unions led by the Japan International Labour Foundation (JILAF), together with 25 young trade union leaders from 17 local affiliated unions in…

TUCP celebration of the 28 April 2011 International Commemoration Day for the Dead and Injured Workers BRIEF REPORT

March 22, 2011, Quezon City – “I will win. I will be a good worker. I will be better than the next person,” a pledge of excellence of every graduate as they say goodbye, reminisce the last 5-7 weeks of training and look forward with confidence to the changes and challenges awaiting them. Resembling a…

Filipino young trade union leaders demand decent work “We should not spend a lifetime dreaming of decent work, we should go out and work for it,” young trade union leaders from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, called for targeted, responsive and increased investment on decent employment and genuine participation of youth in decision-making processes. The program,…

10 December 2010: Manila, Philippines – Five levels below the ground. It was not a bomb shelter. The messengers were not carrying a bomb although their message was to defuse a different kind of bomb. It was the receiving section of the Canadian Embassy. Or so it was said.

December 1, 2010: Manila, Philippines – The Associated Labor Unions (ALU), the Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) and the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) asked Canada to close Jeffrey asbestos mine in Quebec in a protest around the Canadian Embassy in Manila in 25 November 2010.

TUCP and its affiliates join the tree planting activity spearheaded by the National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB) in celebration of the 21st National Statistics Month on October 27, 2010 at Brgy. Hacienda Dolores, Porac Pampanga.

On 07 October 2010, World Day for Decent Work, Philippine unions pledged to take three priority actions –(a) implementing and monitoring productivity programs at the enterprise level, (b) campaign for living wage in partnership with global union federations and other like-minded organizations, and (c) FP/RH and HIV and AIDS education at the workplace –as workers’…

Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) rejoins TUCP. PALEA President Gerry Rivera explains the origins of and developments in the long-running PALEA labor dispute with Philippine Airlines during the TUCP General Council meeting on 5 October 2010.  TUCP affiliates pledged support for PALEA’s struggle which would have long-term implications on outsourcing of the work of regular…

Asbestos ban bills The call to pass the bill banning asbestos at the Senate took center stage with the setting up of an email campaign urging the Senate Committee on Trade and Commerce to hold meetings and consultations. Union members and supporters of the ban can send emails to Senator Manny Villar as the Committee…

“Domestic workers are an important component of the workforce and of the economy. They have legitimate issues, needs and rights under existing laws and regulations,” stressed some 25 trade union leaders and advocates from some 20 unions and associations of household workers in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao who participated in the two-day National Trade Union…

By: Fryan E. Abkilan Surigao del Norte (28 May) – A national workshop for green jobs and decent work was successfully held in Bacolod City recently. Organized by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) with support from Japan International Labour Foundation (JILAF), the activity documented information on workplace and community-based green jobs and…

Manila, Philippines – “The Ambassador has other commitments throughout that day and he will not be able to attend the event or meet with your representatives. He sends his regrets,” was the reply of the Embassy of Canada on the letter of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), Associated Labor Unions (ALU) and…

CEBU, Philippines – Trade Union Congress of the Philippines Partylist Rep. Raymond Mendoza yesterday said their concerns are not only the issues related to labor, but also the need to improve the health services to the people in the barangays.

“Work without respect for trade union rights is never decent,” young workers stressed during the two-day TUCP/ITUC-AP-supported National Youth Conference/Workshop for Decent Work under Global Crisis in March 12-13, 2010 at Kimberly Hotel, Tagaytay City.