By PATRICIA LOURDES VIRAY
Of the 40.3 million workers who are part of the labor force in the Philippines, 19 million are wage or salary earners, only 1.7 million of whom are union members.
Violations of workers’ rights, getting worse – rights group
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After failing to install favored leader, foreign bank sacks incumbent union prexy
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Firing a highly-rated performing employee and popular union leader only shows how companies are ruthless in using low-handed tactics to weaken unions and implement their profit schemes. No industry is spared; no character of employee is taken into consideration.” — EILER
HSBC employees hold prayer-protest vs outsourcing
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — Some 60 members of employees’ union in HSBC held two sessions of prayer-protests this week in two branches, one at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig and another at the iHUB Building Northgate Alabang in Muntinlupa. The prayer-protest is reportedly part of the union’s ongoing campaign against outsourcing of…