NTUC Press Releases

Position on NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGES National Trade Union Center (NTUC Phl)

By Ruben D. Torres IN a period of more than three years, the minimum wages of workers in the private sector have not changed. The last minimum wage adjustment was in December 2019, issued by the regional board of BARMM. For the National Capital Region, the last wage order was issued in November 2018. During…

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15 Feb 2020 – NTUC Phl says compliance certificate and/or clearance on compliance with certain laws should be a requirement for granting loans or financial aid to private individuals or companies

NTUC Phl Message on the occasion of the OATH-TAKING of TEC TIPC Representatives 21 Jan 2019 Sa dinami-dami ng tripartite agencies ngaun, ang TEC at TIPC ang inde pa dinadapuan ng sakit na IP virus (itsa-pwera virus po yan). Hanggang ngaun, tunay na mga lider manggagawa, nominated by mainstream unions, ang nagsisilbi sa TEC at…

Statement of Roland de la Cruz, NACUSIP National President and PACIWU / CIO Senior National Executive Vice President on the proposed 2 year probationary period for workers. “The proposal to extend employee probationary period to 2 years from 6 months is downright unconstitutional and oppressive. It infringes into a worker’s right to security of tenure…

Aug 19, 2019 RAISING ATM SERVICE FEE WILL FURTHER IMPOVERISH ALREADY POOR FILIPINOS Millions of Filipino workers and 4Ps beneficiaries will be affected Labor groups led by the National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (NACUSIP) and its allied organizations opposes plans of the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to increase…

August 18, 2019 – Farmers support Pangilinan’s call to review Rice Tariffication Law – ‘Control influx of imports displacing local rice’

Farmers chide Senator Villar for ignoring effects of import undervaluation on rice farmers (26 July 2019) The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) scored Senator Cynthia Villar’s recent claim that she could not do anything about the reported undervaluation of rice imports. When asked about the issue in a recent press interview, Senator Villar reportedly replied…

Farmers refute claims rice liberalization has lowered rice prices Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star) – July 22, 2019 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Local farmers are contradicting the claim of the economic team that the opening up of the market has resulted in a significant decline in rice prices. The Federation of Free Farmers…

FARMERS DOWNPLAY CLAIMED BENEFITS OF RICE TARIFFICATION LAW ON CONSUMERS The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) questioned recent claims of some government officials that the Rice Tariffication Law (RA 11203) has resulted in a significant decline in rice prices. RA 11203, which took effect last March 2019, removed the quantitative limits on rice imports and…

BUTUAN CITY, June 7 (PIA) — Union members from the different national unions under the National Trade Union Center (NTUC) are pushing for decent work, including living wages, and job security for employees. In the recent workshop on Employment Security and Constructive Industrial Relations held in Quezon City, NTUC union members called on the national…

By Cai U. Ordinario & Jasper Emmanuel Y. Arcalas, BusinessMirror, Apr 10, 2019 FARMERS may have to wait until the third quarter at the earliest to benefit from a fund that will consist of tariffs from rice imports, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

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The Way Forward: Workers Need the Rule of Law By RIBEN D. TORRES President TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES-ITUC Delivered during the National Tripartite Conference on Trade and Labor Standards Makati Diamond Residences, 11-12 October 2017

BY PATRICK ROXAS, Manila Times, Sep 4, 2017 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT: Restive workers of shipbuilding giant Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phil) here said they will go on strike if an agreement to hold a certification election for the recognition of the union fails.

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http://www.visayandailystar.com/2017/January/27/businessnews4.htm The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines rejects a new Department of Labor and Employment order that will only perpetuate contractualization and continue to curtail workers’ right to regular employment, freedom of association and collective bargaining, a press release from TUCP said yesterday.

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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…

PRESS STATEMENT (for immediate release) RUBEN D. TORRES 22 January 2016 President, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines CP No. 0908.851.3320 LEONIE Q. MONTEMAYOR President, Federation of Free Farmers CP No. 0908.240.9772 TUCP, ALLIED GROUPS SEEK EARLY ENACTMENT OF CREDIT SURETY FUND BILL The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) and allied farmers groups…

The Executive Board and the General Council of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) have unanimously elected Ruben Torres as president, a position that recently became vacant due to the untimely demise of former senator Ernesto Herrera. Torres is concurrently the president of the BPO Workers Association of the Philippines (BWAP-TUCP), an industry-wide…

TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES (TUCP) (An affiliate of the International Trade Union Confederation) PRESS RELEASE 09 July 2013 Reference: TUCP GenSec Jun Umali (09178977182) Manuel Portus (09196191206) 46 labor federations and national unions call for DOLE Secretary’s resignation Forty-six (46) national unions and labor federations sought the resignation of DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz…

TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES (TUCP) (An affiliate of the International Trade Union Confederation) PRESS RELEASE 06 July 2013 Reference: Rafael E Mapalo (09472812811) Manuel Portus (09196191206) TUCP-ITUC’s Herrera and Umali file charges versus DOLE’s Baldoz, et al., with Ombudsman The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines-International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) filed a graft…

TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES (TUCP-ITUC) PRESS RELEASE (for immediate release) Fmr. Senator Ernesto F. Herrera, PhD President ( 09175471717; 09198621717) Gen Sec Jun Umali (09178977182) Juan Manuel Portus (09196191206) Rafael E Mapalo (09472812811) TUCP deplores DOLE leadership The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), an affiliate of the International Trade Union Confederation…