Month: April 2017

Workers are Restive over Repression of their Rights, Continuing Massive Contractualization

April 30, 2017

“Noong bata pa ako, palipat lipat ng trabaho ang tatay ko dito sa Valenzuela at sa iba pang lugar, Kontraktwal siyang manggagawa. Madalas, wala siyang trabaho. Nakita ko kung gaano kahirap ang buhay niya at ang buhay namin. Maliit lang ang kinikita niya. Ngayon, mahigit 20 na ang edad ko, kontraktwal din akong manggagawa at […]

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Fourteen Workers Killed, Harassments Increased, Workplace Deaths Multiplied in Duterte’s 10-Month in Office

April 28, 2017

Fourteen workers were killed in politically motivated killings and workers are restive over absence of significant change in their condition that has not come under the Duterte administation, says a labor rights NGO, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR). This number is more than twice the six (6) victims during Benigno Aquino’s first […]

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