The campaign asserting their rights and welfare won for them some of their much-deserved benefits, and led to the expansion and consolidation of their unions and organizations.
Tags: COVID-19
Hello, 2022. Hope we get well soon.
By DEE AYROSO
Restricting the unvaccinated does not solve the COVID-19 surge, groups say
“Prohibiting access to basic services such as public transportation and threats of possible arrests and detention of unvaccinated individuals if they go out of their homes are certainly highly questionable policies that violate their rights.”
COVID-19 pandemic solution should include human rights protection
“If we are to learn from the COVID pandemic, we must treat it as an opportunity to reframe public health and governance towards recognizing and promoting human rights.”
‘A violation of right to work and freedom of choice’ | Labor rights group opposes mandatory vax
The resolution states that unvaccinated workers will not be terminated just because of their lack of immunization but they will be required to undertake regular RT-PCR testing at their own expense. It states further that all public transportation personnel will be obliged to get vaccinated.
‘3 of 4 students not learning necessary skills under distance learning’
Three out of four students believe that they are not obtaining necessary skills under distance learning.
Filipino students demand compassion, safe return of face-to-face classes
Even as he anticipated the difficulties he would face due to distance learning, a student leader still took it upon himself to continue working amid the pandemic and support his family in these uncertain times.
Filipino health workers’ safety and health in the midst of Covid-19
The reverting to the strictest lockdown did not offer relief to the overburdened health workers as Covid-19 cases continued to climb, following pronouncements from the health department that there is already a community transmission of the Delta variant, a variant of concern per the WHO that has brought nightmares to the public health care of other countries hit by it.
Gov’t urged to provide more dryers for palay farmers as rainy season begins
With the La Niña season at hand, a farmers’ group urged the Philippine government to provide more mechanical grain dryers to aid farmers who are harvesting this season, saying that the increased rains are making them scramble to dry their produce.
Groups mourn passing of Chito Gascon, head of gov’t rights body
“The country lost a dedicated public servant who never cowered in fear in asserting people’s rights and civil liberties despite every curse and insult of a tyrannical president since 2016.”
Union calls for PGH budget increase amid the sorry state of hospital
For perspective, the PGH received P6.87 billion ($134.90 Billion) in 2021. Thus, instead of increasing the hospital’s budget because of the increasing expenses due to the demands of the pandemic, the proposed budget cuts the hospital’s allocation by 18 percent.