The passage of House Bill 6152 (Compressed Workweek Bill) at the House of Representatives is a direct attack on wage and labor standards already set forth in the Labor Code, according to a labor non-governmental…
A labor nongovernment organization expresses dismay over President Rodrigo Duterte’s lack of concrete actions to effectively address legitimate demands of the workers one year after he took office. On the day of the his second…
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…
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…
A labor non-government organization (NGO) expresses its dismay on President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic managers on the staggered pension increase for 2.2 million retired SSS members. According to the NGO, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Finance Secretary…
A labor non-government organization welcomes and supports the decision of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez to issue closure and suspension orders to large scale mines after failing a nationwide audit….
A labor non-government organization (NGO) demands the Duterte administration to hold House Technology Industries (HTI) management accountable for violations of labor rights after a huge fire destroyed the factory complex on February 1, 2017. As…
A labor nongovernment organization (NGO) condemned on Thursday the recent statements made by Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on the workers’ legitimate demand for a Social Security System (SSS) pension hike, asserting that the SSS has…
The Duterte administration had five months to end labor contractualization or the “endo scheme” but rampant hiring of temporary workers by companies via manpower agencies continues, according to a labor nongovernment organization. The Ecumenical Institute…
A labor non-government organization is saddened by the decision of the Supreme Court on November 8, allowing the hero’s burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos in Libingan ng mga Bayani. The Ecumenical Institute for…