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…
A labor NGO condemned on Wednesday the termination of 24 union leaders in one of the biggest electronics manufacturer in the country despite ongoing negotiations for a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Ecumenical Institute for Labor…
Embed from Getty Images US President Barack Obama’s visit to the Philippines will be a final push for further trade and investment liberalization which will gravely affect Filipino workers and even small enterprises, a labor…
A labor research group has expressed alarm over the displacement of more than 1,500 Ata-Manobo from their homes in a remote town in Davao del Norte due to non-stop military bombings and strafing of houses…
The 1989 Labor Code amendments, also known as Herrera Law, has made Filipino workers more vulnerable to exploitation and suppression for 25 years according to a labor research group. Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and…
A labor research group warned on Wednesday that the online libel in the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 will be abused by companies to silence workers who are pushing for union rights and for better…
The country’s unemployment rate has remained unchanged at 7 percent on the average since President Aquino assumed office in 2010, labor center think tank Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) said today as…
Presented during Public Hearing of Committee on Labor and Employment Strawberry Valley Hotel, La Trinidad, Benguet January 18, 2013 Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) The workers’ demand for a substantial wage…
