More than half of Filipino households said that if they lose all of their income sources, their resources to cover daily needs could only last up to two weeks.
In Southeast Asia, income woes most severe, economic aid most lacking in PH
Category: Labor & Employment
37 UP security guards back on duty
Alliance of Contractual Employees (ACE) UP said it welcomes the “small victory” but considers the current count of reinstated guards “too few” considering the number of guards who were displaced.
On Labor Day, workers demand urgent economic relief
“If he has no plans of giving much-needed and much-deserved cash aid for the workers and the people, it is better for Duterte to just resign.”
Public school teachers work longer without enough support – survey
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers called on President Duterte to urgently address “the serious welfare issues of public school teachers that erode their capacities, health, and morale, and put education continuity in jeopardy.”
Pandemic worsens poor workplace health and safety
The pandemic only compounded the already dismal status of occupational health and safety in the country. Workers are either thrusted into work-from-home setups, forced to risk exposure to Covid-19 in their traditional workplaces, or retrenched altogether.
Attacks vs. Laguna workers heighten days away from Labor Day
The recent string of harassment and attacks are meant to “silence workers in the lead up to Labor Day.”
UP security guards in limbo after dismissal
Many dismissed security guards had been working for UP for at least a decade, with some serving for as long as 23 years.
For low-wage earners, staying at home is a luxury they cannot afford
Providing due social protection would have contributed to keeping people from leaving their homes but urban poor group Kadamay said the government’s financial aid has been “slow and too little.” They noted that the $20-aid per individual is a far cry from the $206 that progressive groups are demanding.
Police raid office of labor alliance in Laguna
“Unionists are not terrorists. Terrorists do not fight for wages, decent conditions, and workers’ rights. Terrorists are those who intimidate, arrest, and kill people who stand up for justice and the common good.”
P100 emergency wage increase rejected; ‘heartless’ says labor group
Amid increasing prices of staple goods and a stricter lockdown in place, workers group called the labor department’s rejection of a P100-emergency wage relief petition “heartless.”
Labor leader shot dead in Laguna 3 weeks after Bloody Sunday
PAMANTIK-KMU has stated before that the Duterte administration is specifically targeting labor activists and unionists. These attacks, the group claims, intensified since the start of lockdown due to COVID-19 on March 17, 2020.