2 months after Kentex fire| Workers demand policy change, justice
“Justice is what we want.”
2 months after Kentex fire| Workers demand policy change, justice
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Public understanding sought in case LBC workers go on strike
Public understanding sought in case LBC workers go on strike
As the LBC management is asking the labor department to assume jurisdiction of the labor dispute to quell the impending strike, the concerned union and supporters in the capital waved “Boycott LBC Express” posters.
‘Regularization order still exists only on paper’ – Tanduay workers
‘Regularization order still exists only on paper’ – Tanduay workers
Tanduay workers have initiated a campaign to boycott Tanduay products and they are asking the people to support it.
Contractualization kills – workers’ groups
Contractualization kills – workers’ groups
"It [contractualization] is an alarming business practice: workers both in public and private sectors are forced to work for wages below the meagre minimum wage, with no benefits, no job security and under poor health and safety work conditions."
GMA 7 talents declared as regular employees
GMA 7 talents declared as regular employees
"The employment status of a person is defined and prescribed by law and not by what the parties say it should be."
Labor group decries harassment of official
Labor group decries harassment of official
A man who introduced himself as a soldier approached Renato Asa, public information officer of labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno, to recruit him as an informant of the military, and issued a veiled threat telling him his life is in danger if he refused.
Radio workers union in RMN Davao wins case for latest strike
Radio workers union in RMN Davao wins case for latest strike
The decision of the National Labor Relations Commission is a vindication of the workers’ right to strike and an initial step at undermining the talent system being implemented by RMN management.
Banana workers from Japanese firm’s 11 plants to go on strike
Banana workers from Japanese firm’s 11 plants to go on strike
“The compromise agreement stipulates that parties should not take retaliatory actions against parties, but Sumifru did this to us.”
GMA 7 employees ask Gozon to resolve salary woes
GMA 7 employees ask Gozon to resolve salary woes
“We believe in the quality of GMA’s content that makes it a leading brand; we are part of the efforts that make it so.”
Workers slam Sumifru’s ‘union busting’ scheme
Workers slam Sumifru’s ‘union busting’ scheme
“The illegal lockout and dismissal affecting packing plant 90 workers this month is clearly an act of retaliation by Sumifru and a violation of the April 22 settlement.”
GMA 7 talents launch work stoppage, protest vs. contractual labor
GMA 7 talents launch work stoppage, protest vs. contractual labor
Members of the Talents Association of GMA (TAG) staged the work stoppage and the June 5 protest action in response to the management’s withholding of their salaries.
Tanduay workers fighting for what is due them
Tanduay workers fighting for what is due them
“We love our jobs that’s why we want to have security of tenure as regular workers.”
GMA-7 talents urge public to light candles vs. contractual labor
GMA-7 talents urge public to light candles vs. contractual labor
“We believe that even though we are a small group, we can be a formidable force that can mobilize every contractual worker in the country to stand up for labor justice.”
Tanduay strikers persist in fight for regularization despite harassment
Tanduay strikers persist in fight for regularization despite harassment
"Why did the police not arrest the goons for their violence earlier? Why did they handcuff the workers and treat them like criminals instead?"
Aquino’s tack on Kentex fire deaths ‘selective political gimmickry’ – labor, women’s groups
Aquino’s tack on Kentex fire deaths ‘selective political gimmickry’ – labor, women’s groups
“It appears that Aquino broke his silence on the issue more than two weeks after the factory fire to take a swipe at political adversaries at the local level and whitewash the accountability of Labor Sec. Rosalinda Baldoz and Local Government Sec. Mar Roxas for the factory fire.”
Bayan Muna urges Congress to pass SSS pension hike before break
Bayan Muna urges Congress to pass SSS pension hike before break
“This means that those receiving the basic P1,200 ($27) pension per month would receive P3,200 ($72) if this version of the bill is finally enacted. All the succeeding pension brackets would also have an increase of P2,000 ($45).
Kentex workers: Where is justice?
Kentex workers: Where is justice?
“How can we survive when we have nothing?”
Labor dept confirms Tanduay’s illegal contractualization
Labor dept confirms Tanduay’s illegal contractualization
Gabriela Women's Party Representative Emmi De Jesus said it is about time Congress ended the prolonged suffering of the Filipino working class by passing the Regular Employment Act or House Bill 4396.
Kentex survivors, families demand justice, assistance
Kentex survivors, families demand justice, assistance
Some survivors said there were victims who were so consumed by fire they just became part of the “debris” that were cleaned out and disposed of in sacks by a crew of “rescue” workers from the city government and firefighters.
Youth among the dead at Kentex
Youth among the dead at Kentex
For Suprimo Lugana, 19 years old, working at Kentex was just one among a series of non-permanent jobs he had had in his young life; little did he know that it would be his last.
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