Grim reality of the poor in time of pandemic. The Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research calls for the immediate release of the 21 forcibly detained urban poor protesters, justice for Nora Apique and…
Labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) calls on the government to implement pro-poor policies and clearer guidelines as the month-long lock down continues. According to EILER, the Duterte administration has taken…
Labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) expresses alarm as more and more corporations are laying off employees, contributing to the number growing of joblessness in the country. EILER noted that already…
Labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) reminds employers that calamity does not suspend labor laws, meaning, workers must be protected against unfair dismissal for taking force majeure leave or proposing to…
Center for Environmental Concerns State of the Philippine Environment Forum On July 18, activists and members of the academe came together to discuss a broad spectrum of issues that the Philippines is currently facing in and…
Labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) strongly condemns the illegal arrests of trade union organizers and activists on eve of All Saints’ Day. More than 60 rights defenders including leaders of…
Reforms are needed in the country’s anti-poverty policies to address violations to the people’s right to development, a multi-stakeholder network asserted in a policy forum held Friday, 23 August 2019. The Council for People’s Development…
The latest demonstration of health workers should prompt the upcoming 18th Congress to heed the clamor for a legislated across-the-board wage hike up to P750 daily or P16,000 monthly, a labor NGO said on Friday….
A labor research group slams the Employers Confederation of the Philippines and Philippine Chamber of Commerce Industry in their unjust opposition to any bill that prohibits contractualization. The Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research…
A labor research group takes on a more critical stance as it welcomes the passage of Security of Tenure Bill on final reading, saying that the broad labor unity and massive nationwide protests have pushed…
