RIGHT TO JUST AND FAVORABLE WORK CONDITIONS
Landgrabbing is backed up by Oplan Bayanihan in Pantabangan Igorot Communities; Lucio Tan no-show at hearing of charges filed by families of Eton victims; Filipinos concerned about nuclear emergency in Japan; Morong 43 file suit vs GMA, police
Rights groups protests over recent killing in Bicol; Hospital Union Files Notice of Strike Today; Happy International Women's Day! ; New poverty methodology is detached from real situation (Use of food bundle questioned)
Kilusang Mayo Uno-SMR | Davao City - Workers from Packing Plant 90 of Sumifru Phils. Inc. in Compostela, Compostela Valley picket in front of Sumifru Phils office at Buhisan, Brgy. Tibungco, Davao City this morning to protest the unfair labor practice committed by the company.
Church people, workers organizations, and labor rights advocates that comprise the newly formed Church People-Workers Solidarity (CWS) united in the call to legislate a substantial wage hike and urged PNoy to make it a priority bill for the opening of Congress on his State of Nation Address.
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights is appalled by the Kapatiran sa Industriya (KAPATID) Award given on May 5 by the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) thirteen companies, a number of which have records of union busting and labor rights violations.
Business tycoon and Eton Properties Philippines Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Lucio Tan failed to attend the first preliminary investigation of criminal charges filed against him and five other officials of subcontractors of Eton Construction at the Makati prosecutor’s office, Tuesday, June 21. Charges of non-payment of minimum wage and employment of a minor in hazardous occupation were filed separately by relatives of four of the eleven victims of the Eton accident February this year.
KMU Press Release - Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno welcomed statements made by Northern Samar Rep. Emil Ong, House Committee on Labor and Employment chair, which are supportive of the P125 Wage Hike Bill, saying workers are glad the congressman does not see the P22 Cost of Living Allowance granted to NCR workers as enough.
Bulatlat.com | Ronalyn V. Olea |March 11, 2011 | MANILA -- A labor leader was shot dead by two unidentified assailants at around 10 p.m. on March 8 along Governors Drive in Langkaan village, Dasmarinas, Cavite, according to the Workers Assistance Center Inc. (WAC).
News Release | For reference: Roberto Villaram, President Bacolod Our Lady of Mercy Specialty Hospital Employees Union | Mobile phone numbers: +63915-3380-721 (Globe) | +63949-9428-940 (Smart) | The Bacolod Our Lady of Mercy Specialty Hospital Employees Union filed a Notice of Strike at 2:15 p.m.
