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The Philippines provides an interesting case study of the potentials and constraints of the ‘boomerang effect’. Margaret Keck and Kathryn Sikkink posited that the strategy of transnational advocacy organizations in influencing a nation-state’s domestic policies exhibits a boomerang pattern. This (…)
Our demands for a progressive public mass transport system
For decades, jeepneys have been serving as an affordable, last-mile public transport in the Philippines. Nearly 40 million passengers, mostly students, and workers, rely on jeepneys daily to reach their homes, schools, work, public (…)
MANILA, Philippines — Labor groups are joining the opposition against Charter change (Cha-cha), with one group urging lawmakers to prioritize passing a law for a P150 wage hike for private sector workers.
The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) vice president Jun Mendoza Ramirez in a statement on (…)
’Caught between shrinking amounts of products and shrinking value of wages, workers are reeling from hardship during the holidays’
How did the Filipino working class fare in 2023? Wages and jobs remained the most pressing issues for workers and the poor. Indeed, surveys have repeatedly borne (…)
Grab Philippines, Respect Our Rights! Recognise Our Union and Negotiate With Us! rang in Angeles City during the public launch of the National Union of Food Delivery Riders (formerly known as United Delivery Riders of the Philippines; henceforth, the riders’ union) on January 25, 2023. In (…)
On Friday, 1 December, more than 80,000 community health workers in the Philippines, commonly referred to as Barangay Health Workers (BHW), found themselves suddenly out of work with no notice.
The shocking development took place soon after new officeholders who won the recent Barangay (…)
Improving labor rights and strengthening workers’ power are necessary counter-weights in an era of wealth inequality and a cost-of-living crisis
A team from the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded last week a probe into labor rights in the country. Not as controversial as the (…)
The ILO High Level Tripartite Mission (HLTM) is visiting the Philippines on 23-26 January 2023, and the Philippine labour movement has been mobilising to pressure the government to respect the rights of workers. We present a Prime to explain what the HLTM is and why this is a crucial moment for (…)
The NAGKAISA Labor Coalition expressed opposition to customized proposals to privatize everything like the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and the EDSA busway carousel.
“We believe that privatization is not a panacea or an all-out solution to our public transportation problems, and we (…)
In reaction to news that unemployment has dipped to just 4.2% in November 2022, Rene Magtubo, chair of the labor group Partido Manggagawa (PM) stated that “Indeed, more Filipinos are back to work but in bad jobs.” Magtubo insisted that “Quality as much as quantity of jobs is a concern using the (…)
Despite the economy sustaining its recovery from the recession induced by the pandemic, workers faced a worsening incomes and jobs crisis in 2022. Thus, while businesses were slowly recuperating, formal and informal workers continued bleeding from wage and income erosion, job losses, and a fall (…)
CEBU, Philippines — As retrenchments hit various industries, the labor sector has called on the government to provide assistance to those affected workers.
The call was made in reaction to the statement of the Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines (CONWEP) that some 9,450 to (…)
MANILA, Philippines — Organized labor yesterday presented demands to the new Marcos administration, but expressed doubt about achieving much improvement in their lives.
Partido ng Manggagawa chair Renato Magtubo wants an outright wage increase as well as a change in the current wage fixing (…)
The labor group Partido Manggagawa, on SONA (State of the Nation Address) day, advised their fellow workers not to pin their hopes with the hype of a ‘golden era’ being promoted by the administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., saying the value of this campaign narrative, the same as wages, has (…)
The riders’ rights group Kapatiran sa Dalawang Gulong (Kagulong) asked the government for a package of social assistance for the so-called “bagong bayani” ahead of the first SONA of President Bongbong Marcos.
Kagulong held a pre-SONA online gathering yesterday were riders aired their (…)
Labour organisers are sceptical that incoming president will prioritise better working conditions in the gig economy.
Manila, Philippines – Even as demand for his taxi service gradually recovers with the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Edward is not celebrating. Instead of taking home more (…)
The labor group Partido Manggagawa (PM) slammed employers for seeking exemption from the recently announced minimum wage hikes as it shouted out to them: “Wag kayong kuripot!” [“Don’t be a squirrel”]. The group called on workers to express outrage as the most vulnerable workers will be left with (…)
In his final labor day address to workers, outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte spoke about celebrating “all the triumphs and progress that the labor movement has accomplished over the years,” but he spoke as well about the need “to overcome the challenges by recognizing the rights of (…)
With days to go to before the April 1 deadline for some 1.4 million IT and BPO employees to return to their offices as per an order from the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) of the Department of Finance (DoF), the group Inter-Call Center Association of Workers (ICCAW) called on Labor (…)
Special series: Organising under authoritarian regimes
The authoritarian regime bred by the Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte consolidated power in the executive, influenced the legislative, and challenged the judicial branches of government under strongman rule (Viajar, 2022). The Duterte (…)
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