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ILO/TUCP Capacity-Building on LSEF and CLS Held


December 23, 2009, Quezon City –Two Capacity-Building programs on Labor Standards Enforcement Framework (LSEF) and Core Labor Standards were held on 10-12 December and 21-22 December 2009.
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Draft domestic workers’ document developed

December 14, 2009, Quezon City — Some 25 youth, women and informal workers, union organizers and activists from three (3) trade union organizations (TUCP, FFW and APL), Informal Sector Coalition of the Philippines (ISP) and Youth for Empowerment and Solidarity and local unions with domestic workers segments (YES) in Luzon and selected regions in Visayas (Cebu) and Mindanao (Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga City) participated in the two-day National Consultation and Workshop on Decent Work for Domestic Workers on December 12-13, 2009 in Manila.
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Urge the passage of Senate Bill 741 banning asbestos
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Temporary and Necessary
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HIV cases soar among Filipino yuppies, call center workers
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Minimum Wage and Salary
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DOLE: No wage increase in 2010
Complaints of unpaid wages, benefits on the rise in Negros
Global Wage Report 2009
ILO says economic crisis eroding real wages for second year running
Unions push for single wage rate hike
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Commitment (for policy change)
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Trade union priorities for the negotiating text of the UNFCCC
Summary of NLRB decision on Pacific Beach Hotel
WDDW Call to Action (Philippine Version)
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Workers Inquiry/ Watch
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Report “no permit, no exam” hotline for students
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“Aleng Pulis” hotline
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