The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights criticized President Aquino’s defense of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) and challenge to the Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling against DAP as “setting a bad example” for companies that violate labor rights and defy court decisions favoring workers. Daisy Arago, CTUHR Executive Director said that President Aquino’s stubborn defense of DAP and challenge to... Continue Reading →
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Faces of labor repression in Aquino’s four years
In stark contrast to government claims that there are no problems with workers’ rights, trade union repression and rights violations against workers and unionists, alongside deepening poverty of working population, characterize the labor scene under BS Aquino’s four years in office.
Blatant union suppression prevails under the Aquino government. From June 2010 to June 2014, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights documented at least 36 cases of union busting covering nearly 10,000 workers. When only 230,000 workers of less than 2 million unionized workforce are covered by collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), violations and non-implementation of these agreements are still happening with at least 40 cases documented in the same period.
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