NTUC in the News

The country’s largest labor union sought yesterday a P2-billion emergency fund for workers likely to be displaced when the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) takes effect.

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) gave yesterday its full support for moves to lower money transfer charges.

Organized labor wants an inquiry into reports that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) is nearing bankruptcy due to widespread fraudulent claims.

Hiniling ng party list group na Trade Union Congress of the Philippines na wakasan na ang contractualization dahil ito’y paghamak at paglabag sa karapatan ng mga manggagawa na magkaroon ng permanente at disenteng trabaho.

Simula noong October 2006, mahigit 1,000 nang Pilipino ang sumailalim sa pagsasanay ng Workers College ng party list group na Trade Union Congress of the Philippines para maging call center agents.

The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) will look into the possibility of granting an immediate increase in take-home pay of workers in Metro Manila, an official disclosed yesterday.

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has opposed a proposed measure that seeks to require nurses who graduated from government-subsidized schools to perform two years of compulsory services in the country before they can work abroad.

More than the remittances they are sending home, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are helping boost the country’s economy with their lavish spending.

Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said yesterday Filipino workers can cash in on the lower labor cost in the country and encourage more American firms to transfer operations here.

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) slammed the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) for imposing a $3.50 or P175 “security surcharge” on departing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

American and other foreign investors are bothered by reports of widespread labor standard violations in the Philippines and may pull out their capital from the country, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) warned yesterday.

The country’s largest labor union protested yesterday a new government policy in Singapore depriving more than 82,000 foreign maids, among them Filipinas, of a weekly day off.

AS expected, labor organizations nationwide—especially those associated with the left shade of the political spectrum—came out in droves for the Labor Day march, shouting the usual demands, issuing the same statements and waving the same old yellow-red banners. And predictably, the President of the country went out on TV proclaiming the usual platitudes about workers…

Fearing a drastic reduction of their already meager income, organized labor yesterday rejected plans of adopting the four-day workweek for the private sector.

To spur economic growth and generate employment in the countryside, the country’s largest labor group pushed yesterday for greater empowerment of local government units (LGUs) under the new Constitution.

The country’s largest labor group urged the Senate yesterday to adopt its own version of tax reform measures to ensure the granting of additional relief for workers nationwide.

To create more employment for Filipinos, the country’s largest labor group yesterday urged the government to implement reforms that could encourage local businessmen to invest here.

The country’s largest labor union called on Congress yesterday to grant additional tax exemptions to workers of private companies nationwide.

The country’s largest labor organization expressed strong objections yesterday to the call of Catholic bishops to repeal the Mining Act of 1995, saying it would result in a massive loss of jobs.

Even workers weighed in on the need to improve English proficiency as the moderate Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) yesterday gave full support to ongoing efforts to reinstate English as the medium of instruction in all school levels.

The country’s largest labor group urged the government yesterday to improve safety measures for tens of thousands of mining industry workers after the sector was opened up to foreign investors.