Working Conditions

How will California’s workplace laws change in 2022? More protections are coming

Published by rudy Date posted on December 31, 2021

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Health workers eye mass protest over unreleased benefits

Published by rudy Date posted on August 17, 2021

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IBC-13 workers union claims mismanagement; OIC says doing best to pay dues amid financial woes

Published by rudy Date posted on August 22, 2020

by ABS-CBN News, 22 Aug 2020 MANILA – The employees union of state-run IBC-13 on Saturday alleged mismanagement and unpaid dues to workers, claiming the network was on the verge of bankruptcy.

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Facebook content moderators required to sign PTSD forms

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2020

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DOLE wants better work conditions for guards

Published by rudy Date posted on January 2, 2020

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Businessmirror, 2 Jan 2020 Security guards could expect better working conditions this year following the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) release of a new issuance requiring private security agencies (PSA) and their principals to provide the mandatory employment benefits.

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Better working conditions, more predictable work—the new EU directive

Published by rudy Date posted on September 19, 2019

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A Chinese online gambling worker’s plight in Manila

Published by rudy Date posted on June 12, 2019

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‘Cyber cleaners’ in PH: A dirty job, but someone’s got to do it

Published by rudy Date posted on November 18, 2018

by Mariejo S. Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Nov 18, 2018 If you had uploaded a very upsetting image or video on YouTube or Facebook, say the gory aftermath of a homicidal rampage or accident, and one day you could no longer find it, chances are it was taken down by “cleaners” who most likely are…

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Research: When managers are overworked, they treat employees less fairly

Published by rudy Date posted on June 4, 2018

by Elad N. SherfRavi S. GajendranVijaya Venkataramani, Jun 04, 2018 Fair managers can reap big dividends. Extensive research finds that employees who feel fairly treated are better performers, helpful to colleagues, more committed to their workgroups and the organization, and less likely to steal or be rude to others.

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INFOGRAPHICS: Labor orders in 2017 meant to ease workers’ burden

Published by rudy Date posted on December 16, 2017

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71 minero nailigtas sa gumuhong minahan

Published by rudy Date posted on September 15, 2016

By Richard Buenaventura, Abante, September 15, 2016 ITOGON, Benguet — Laking pasasa­lamat ng 71 na minero ng Dalicno Miners Association dahil nasa maa­yos nang kalagayan ang mga ito nang maisalba mula sa pagkaka-trap ng mahigit walong oras sa miniminang bundok sa Dalicno ng bayang ito sa harap ng tuluy-tuloy na pag-ulan dito.

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Chalk allowance dagdagan naman!

Published by rudy Date posted on September 5, 2016

By Boyet Jadulco, Abante, September 5, 2016 Sa pagsasabing bitin ang P1,500 taunang “chalk allowance” ng mga guro sa pampublikong paaralan, itinulak ng isang senador na itaas ito sa halagang P5,000.

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Labour administration and inspection key to good global governance

Published by rudy Date posted on May 31, 2011

The importance of strong and effective labour administration and labour inspection systems in the context of economic and social development is recognised in the Constitution of the ILO, the Declaration of Philadelphia and the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization. The same principles have been further developed by numerous ILO Conventions, Recommendations…

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ITGLWF releases damning report on working conditions in sportswear supply chains

Published by rudy Date posted on May 23, 2011

The Global Union representing workers in the garment industry has today released a damning report on working conditions in Asian sportswear supply chains.

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The greening of post offices

Published by rudy Date posted on May 20, 2011

SINGAPORE Post Centre (SPC), which won the Asean Energy Award 2008, employs a total system approach in retrofitting its central chilled plant room. It adopted a 24-hour Web-based monitoring system enabling better visibility and management of the entire system resulting in optimal availability.

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Odd work schedules pose risk to health

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2011

Reports of sleeping air traffic controllers highlight a long-known and often ignored hazard: Workers on night shifts can have trouble concentrating and even staying awake.

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NAIA controllers also sleepless

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2011

MANILA, Philippines –  US air traffic controllers falling

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PhilSHIFT: Two years of working toward an understanding of the biological clock, shift work and health of Filipinos

Published by rudy Date posted on March 10, 2011

The public’s interest in the health of shift workers has been continually engaged recently, particularly concerning workers in the call center industry. The state of health of this workforce, or occupational health, has been the subject of discussion in various reports that surfaced regarding the alleged health-related consequences of call center work and how factors…

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DOLE told to check bus drivers’ work conditions

Published by rudy Date posted on October 11, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday to look into the working conditions of bus drivers, saying their lack of sleep and rest between long trips could be a key factor in the rash of road accidents.

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Contractualization

Published by rudy Date posted on May 19, 2010

Every time my wife and I go malling, I always see uniformed salesgirls standing behind counters—on high heels—for eight to nine hours each day. I ask them if they are even given a break. They tell me that sure, they are given a 30-minute break for lunch and an opportunity to go to the comfort…

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Against Trafficking in Persons

“One life trafficked, one too many!”

 

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against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.

 

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Reject Military!

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