NTUC in the News

MANILA, Philippines – At least 5,000 workers face unemployment after typhoon “Ondoy” forced several factories in Metro Manila and nearby provinces to close down, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The plan of the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) to double the mandatory monthly contributions of its 7.4 million members from P100 to P200 would cost workers an extra P8.9 billion, Catanduanes Rep. Joseph Santiago said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, the largest labor group in the country, rejected yesterday the proposal of the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG) to increase its membership contribution rate, saying the move would be an additional burden to the housing fund’s 7.4 million members.

THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) expressed support on Sunday for the high-level mission sent by the International Labor Organization (ILO) to Manila to investigate widespread complaints of violations of the rights of Filipino workers to freely organize themselves.

CEBU, Philippines – A year after the tragic sinking of the M/V Princess of the Stars, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines is urging the Maritine Industry Authority to lift the suspension order on the vessels of Sulpicio Lines, Inc.

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A LABOR group blamed lawmakers for the financial difficulties besetting the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. and called on the national government to save the state-run health care financier from becoming insolvent.

Local labor groups on Thursday picketed the Makati City headquarters of the primary investor of a hotel in Honolulu accused of maltreating its workers, a majority of whom are Filipinos.

Unions Protest Worker Mistreatment at Hotel Property TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Aug. 20, 2009) – Sun Life Financial – one of Canada’s largest companies – found itself the target of international protests today. Representatives of three labor federations descended on the company’s headquarters in Manila, the Philippines – a major market for Sun Life.

MANILA, Philippines—Worried over the growing number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) infected with HIV, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) wants government agencies to build up efforts to heighten awareness of the disease among foreign-bound laborers.

MANILA, Philippines – Alarmed over the rising number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) afflicted with HIV, the country’s largest labor group yesterday pushed for additional funding for intensified anti-HIV campaign.

MANILA, Philippines – Migrant Filipino workers are paying “oppressive and burdensome” fees to send money back home to their families in the Philippines, a labor leader said yesterday.

FEWER Filipino nurses now want to work in the United States, because of the global recession, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines said yesterday.

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CEBU, Philippines – A party-list representative is seeking a strong cooperation between the community and the Philippine National Police to promote peace and order in the country.

CEBU, Philippines – A bill that prohibits the importation, manufacture, processing, use or distribution of asbestos, which is commonly used in shipping and construction industries, has been filed in Congress last week.

Davao City (4 July) — Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) founder Atty. Democrito Mendoza led the inauguration of the 6-storey Southern Mindanao Regional Office Building yesterday along M. Roxas St., Davao City.

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to compel large firms employing more than 500 workers to promptly submit their “preparedness plans” in dealing with the spread of Influenza A(H1N1).

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CEBU CITY: The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the country’s largest labor group, urged the government and the private sector to implement more aggressive strategies to contain the spread of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, warning that it could soon invade the country’s factories and diminish labor productivity.

CEBU, Philippines – As labor union officer and representative of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines in Congress, partylist Rep. Raymond Mendoza is expected to pull packages in Japan that would benefit workers.

But the flu scare has not only affected the academic community. In fact the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) had already formed a special task force to ensure implementation of disease prevention measures in workplaces nationwide.

MANILA, Philippines — As more and more people contract the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) called on employers to relax their sick leave rules to encourage staff members to stay at home if they develop flu symptoms.

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s largest labor organization yesterday called on the government to ease the existing sick leave rules as a measure to prevent further spread of Influenza A(H1N1).

MANILA, Philippines—Urging more Filipinos abroad to register for the 2010 elections, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on Monday said it expects some 700,000 overseas absentee voters “to significantly influence” the outcome of next year’s presidential elections.

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) expects some 700,000 overseas absentee voters “to significantly influence” the outcome of next year’s presidential elections.

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has joined the new Buy Pinoy campaign that seeks to encourage Filipinos to favor the consumption of locally produced goods and services, over those imported or smuggled into the country, in order to stimulate the domestic economy and create new jobs.

RP sailors on foreign ships to hit .5M in 5 years MANILA, Philippines—Remittances from Filipino sailors increased by 5.52 percent (or $41.851 million) to $800.535 million in the first quarter versus $758.684 million in the same period in 2008, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said Tuesday.

Despite Malacañang’s disbelief, we in the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) found highly credible the results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey indicating that joblessness among adult Filipinos may have hit a record high of 34.2 percent in the last three months.