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SALARY AND MINIMUM WAGE

Petition for Wage Increase of P80 Daily
at the National Capital Region
TUCP appeals NCR RTWPB Wage Order No. NCR-13

GOOD NEWS

BAD NEWS

WORKPLACE ORGANIZING BLUES

Union TRO’d in organizing attempt

Read this shameless e-mail
against a union organizing campaign in a Japanese company.
They have become so brazen!

ALU-TUCP tried to organize this company. Read what happened.

WORKPLACE ISSUES

TUCP vs. asbestos

In the meeting of its Executive Board on 27 February 2008,
TUCP resolved to participate in the global asbestos-ban campaign, as well as to work for Philippine ratification of
ILO Convention No.162 (1986) concerning safety in the use of asbestos.

TUCP and ALU/BWI conducted a joint April 28, 2008 commemoration centering on asbestos ban and HIV/AIDS.

Ban Asbestos Campaign Launched during International Commemoration Day

Expressing concern for the millions of Filipino workers who have been and continue to be exposed to dangerous levels of asbestos, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) together with its affiliate the Associated Labor Unions (ALU-TUCP) and the Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) joined hands in launching the “Ban Asbestos Now!” campaign.

The launch of the campaign coincided with the worldwide observance of the International Commemoration Day for the Dead and Injured Workers (ICD). The activity was highlighted with a candle lighting ceremony, unveiling of the “Ban Asbestos Now!” billboard at the TUCP main gate and a legislative forum on two pending legislations-House Bill 3079 by Representative Narciso D. Santiago and Senate Bill 741 otherwise known as “AN ACT BANNING THE IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, PROCESSING OR DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE OF ASBESTOSCONTAINING PRODUCTS,” authored by Congressman Narciso D. Santiago and Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, respectively.

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Flagrant Violations of Core Labour Standards in xxx

TUCP Message for DOLE Corporate Planning

TUCP Response on the 2005 National Manpower Summit
(March 2, 2006)

Chicken contractuals
By Dean O. De La Paz, From BusinessWorld, June 30, 2005
The outsourcing phenomenon, a cost-saving mechanism, is taking its toll on customer care.

DOLE's Indicative Calendar of Events/Activities
For job fair listing, see here

TUCP appeals for help
for victims of mudslide in Leyte

Read the
Highlights of the Proposed Amendments to the 1987 Constitution
of the Philippines

DOLE to OFWs: Don’t bring pirated CDs abroad
by Veronica Uy, from The Philippine Daily Inquirer
14 September 2005

Gov’t sets measures to ease oil crisis
from The Philippine Daily Inquirer
15 August 2005

KALAKARAN SA CALL CENTER WORKPLACE

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CALL CENTER AGENT

Lack of office space may affect BPO sustainability--analyst

BPO sector earns $3.36B in 2006

Call Center may cause mental disorder?

ICT jobs seen reaching 1.1 in 2010

BPO industry earnings seen rising to $7.3B

a response to "bulldog"

an e-mail from "bulldog"

'RP can't meet call center space demand’

Women who work at night prone to breast cancer

Call centers dangle fatter paychecks for skilled few

A Call Center Agent in Manila

Call center labor shortage bearing down on RP

Roxas bats for call center worker benefits

ATTENTION CALL CENTER AGENTS:

E-mail your call center experiences (good and not-so-good) to
secrtucp@tucp.org.ph. We will post them here.

Read the Trade Union World Briefing :
"Export processing zones in the Philippines - SMS-ing against exploitation"

Also read the Spotlight interview with Josephine de Jesus (TUCP/ALU -
Philippines):
"Management and workers must work hand in hand. Not only for the company's success but also for the sake of the employees."

Also read the Spotlight Interview with Anna Lee M. Fos, (TUCP- Philippines):
"When Texting Helps Organize EPZ Workers"

WORKPLACE STORIES

He copied the buyer’s contact number and was dismissed.

What women put up with in sweatshops

There are many laws, rules and regulations upholding the rights of women workers in the country.

Despite, many women workers (especially unionists) are victims of discrimination, harassment and abuse in their work places.

Oftentimes, women tolerate dire conditions and shun complaining or more forceful action for fear of losing their jobs.

Korean manager points gun at union organizer

THIS IS FORCED LABOR!
(Forced overtime, a new form of forced labor, also hazardous to health)

APPAREL COMPANY SUPPLIES ADDICTIVE DRUGS TO WORKERS DURING OVERNIGHT WORK!
(Yet underpays them for all the effort.)

EMPLOYERS ARE CAUSING UTI AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS - TUCP

In July 2003, TUCP exposed a garments exporter giving drugs to keep its workers awake for long hours of work

The ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations notes that at its 288th Session (November 2003), the Governing Body of the ILO approved the report of the tripartite committee set up to examine the representation alleging non-observance by China of Convention No. 97: Migration for Employment (Revised), 1949, with respect to the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of Hong Kong, made under article 24 of the ILO Constitution by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).

TUCP complaint concerning Convention No. 97, Migration for Employment (Revised), 1949 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (notification: 1997) Published: 2005

[See full document]

TUCP filed the complaint in the ILO in March 2003

Last 26 February 2003, the HKSAR government approved certain measures that will greatly affect Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong.

TUCP in its letter-complaint to the ILO alleges discrimination against the HKSAR government.