RCEP Forum and Day of Action
A forum and day of action about the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and its impact on people’s rights will be held on September 6, 2017 (Wednesday), 1-5 PM at the College of Education Auditorium in…
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TU Tok, matagumpay na nailunsad
Sa pana-panahong paglulunsad ng TU Tok, nilalayon nitong magbahagi ng impormasyon at karanasan sa hanay ng pakikibaka para paigtingin ang laban sa regularisasyon sa trabaho at sa kampanya sa makabuluhang dagdag-sahod at karampatang benepisyo….
#OccupyPabahay is just and reasonable
A labor nongovernment organization expresses solidarity with group KADAMAY and the #OccupyPabahay movement on Wednesday, stating that the movement calls forth the negligence of the government to provide decent housing and efficient social services to…
Signing of DO 174 does not heed workers’ demands
A labor research group expresses dismay over Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III and the signing of DOLE Department Order 174, or the Rules Implementing Articles 106-109 of the Labor Code. Ecumenical Institute for Labor…
#NoToJeepneyPhaseOut
SOLIDARITY STATEMENT ON NATIONWIDE TRANSPORT STRIKE The Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) is in solidarity with the striking jeepney drivers and operators led by the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng mga Tsuper…
‘APEC 2015 launchpad for greater corporate plunder, increased labor exploitation’
The upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit will only set the stage for greater corporate plunder and increased labor exploitation across the region, according to a Quezon City-based labor NGO. Ecumenical Institute for Labor…
Youth Camp of former Child Laborers held to commemorate World Day Against Child Labor in Davao City
At least 50 former child laborers in plantations and mines in Mindanao, gathered together to commemorate the World Day Against Child Labor. Most of the children were child laborers in sugar, oil palm and banana…
‘PH a country of Mary Janes amid stagnant wages, joblessness’
The Philippines is home to millions of Mary Janes. This was how labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research, Inc. (EILER) described the magnitude of forced migration in the country, referring to the…
SONA 2014: Jobs scarcity rising, wages in significant decline under Aquino’s 4 years
Despite the fanfare over the supposed economic gains in the past four years, Filipino workers remain mired in joblessness and measly wages under the Aquino administration, a labor NGO said today. Ecumenical Institute for Labor…
DAPat Managot: Apat na Taon ng Neoliberal na Atake sa Obrero sa ilalim ni Aquino
Suma ng kalagayan ng mga manggagawang Pilipino sa ilalim ng apat na taon ni Noynoy Aquino Hulyo 2014 Sa kanyang talumpati sa World Economic Forum (WEF), pagpupulong ng mga malalaking negosyante at burukrata ng iba’t…