The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights welcomed the labor department’s announcement that it is considering a national minimum wage (NMW) law to ease “overpopulation” in Metro Manila. CTUHR reacted saying a higher national minimum wage will not only stem internal migration in the country but can also significantly bring relief to the working poor especially in the provinces. “A national... Continue Reading →
opinion
What Duterte must do for workers
First published in Philippine Daily Inquirer on 27 May 2016
Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte said he will stop labor contractualization in this country. He said he doesn’t want companies firing workers after five months to avoid giving them the right wages and benefits.
We commend Duterte’s resolve to end the practice of contractualization, which has long deprived workers not only of just wages and rights, but also of their dignity as human beings.
Seven out of 10 Filipino workers are holding precarious jobs. We count on Duterte’s promise to provide Filipino workers security of tenure by repealing laws that legalize this practice and thereafter hold accountable employers making use it….
Women WISE3
IWD 2016: No relief in Daang Matuwid, intensify our action for decent work, and access to social services, and human rights!
On this year’s International Working Women’s Day, women workers under the banner of the network, Women WISE3 or the Women Workers in Struggle for Employment, Empowerment and Emancipation, shall join the protest march to push for decent jobs, national minimum wage, an end on violence against women….
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