TUCP Statement to the Asia Region Tripartite Consultation on Draft Guides for the Preparation of National Child Labour Policies and Action Plans and on Mainstreaming Child Labour Concerns in Broader Policy Frameworks
TUCP Statement to the Asia Region Tripartite Consultation on Draft Guides for the Preparation of National Child Labour Policies and Action Plans and on Mainstreaming Child Labour Concerns in Broader Policy Frameworks
23-25 November 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
Sis. Susanita Tesiorna
Informal Sector Coalition of the Philippines (ISP/TUCP)
On behalf of the Workers’ Delegates
On behalf of workers’ delegates from Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, and millions of children still suffered to work, we commend ILO for its continuing efforts to reach out and include trade unions and organizations of workers in this important work. Read the rest of this entry »
9,000 road accidents in early ’09
Drivers asked to follow traffic rules
MANILA, Philippines–Highway cops have noted more than 9,000 vehicular accidents for the first three months of 2009, prompting authorities to step up its campaign against erring drivers. Read the rest of this entry »
PAL employees dodge leave-without-pay
MANILA – Employees of local carrier Philippine Airlines expressed fear that they could be the next casualties as the local airline struggle with its finances. Read the rest of this entry »
Employers of illegal aliens warned
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) yesterday said it will file criminal charges against any individual found employing the services of foreigners in violation the country’s immigration laws. Read the rest of this entry »
AI blames AFP, Moro rebs on rights violations
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International yesterday blamed the Philippine military and separatist rebels for the gross human rights violations and worsening plight of thousands of civilians displaced by the armed conflict in Mindanao. Read the rest of this entry »
Remittances
With about 12 million overseas workers the Philippines qualifies as a case study in mobility of labor. Of course it is not only the Philippines that exports skilled labor all over the world—the value of remittances in 2008 included the following top five countries: India, $45 billion; China, $34 billion; Mexico, $26 billion; Philippines, $18 billion; and Poland, $11 billion. Clearly the international remittance business is a big one with the top five countries alone channeling at least $ 134 billion annually. Of course the Filipino banks are already wising up to this particularly as the cost of transactions, i.e., sending remittances home can be anywhere between 10 percent and 25 percent of the value remitted. Read the rest of this entry »
25% hike in paychecks of CH workers in 2010
CEBU, Philippines – Good news to all City Hall and casual employees of Cebu City. Read the rest of this entry »
Coverup
This is another case of dismissal based on breach of trust and confidence which is usually applied to supervisory employees. To be a valid ground for dismissal the breach must be willful and connected with the employees’ work. This is illustrated in this case of Randy, Ernie and Lando. Read the rest of this entry »
UN committee urged to monitor killings by Davao death squads
MANILA, Philippines – An international human rights organization yesterday urged the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child to give special attention to the execution-style killings of children by “death squads” allegedly operating in Davao City and other parts of the Philippines. Read the rest of this entry »
Survey on HIV-AIDS epidemic launched
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) launched yesterday a survey to determine the extent of the trend of “men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM),” which is changing the landscape of the HIV-AIDS epidemic in the country. Read the rest of this entry »
