Labor department to issue HIV/Aids memo
March 19, 2010
THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) will soon release guidelines for companies on how to address the occurrence of Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/Aids) in the workplace. Read more
Protected: TUCP warns of ‘severe’ job losses in Mindanao
March 15, 2010
TUCP opposes Agus-Pulangi proposed sale
March 4, 2010
The party-list group Trade Union Congress Party (TUCP) is strongly opposing the proposed sale of the six Agus-Pulangi hydro power plants in Mindanao to the private sector. Read more
Wage boards should decide increase – Gibo
March 4, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. said yesterday the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) and the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB) should be given a free hand to review petitions for an across-the-board daily wage increase. Read more
Labor group demands wage increase
March 2, 2010
A national labor organization on Monday filed a petition with the National Capital Region (NCR) Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board for a P75 wage increase across the board. Read more
TUCP insists OFWs should be exempted from stamp tax
February 23, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – A labor group has scored the Department of Finance (DOF) for asking President Arroyo to veto a provision in the proposed new Migrant Workers Act that exempts overseas Filipino workers’ remittances from the documentary stamp tax (DST). Read more
TUCP, JILAF complete National Productivity, LMC Workshop
February 22, 2010
DAVAO CITY (22 February) -Thirty trade union leaders from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao completed recently the National Workshop on Productivity and Labor Management Cooperation (LMC), focusing on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Collective Bargaining. Read more
Work injuries ease but labor still pushing passage of safety laws
February 18, 2010
THE NUMBER of non-farm employees injured while on duty declined by a fifth in 2007, latest data from the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES) showed. Read more
Feature: 15 years plus, Philippine and Japanese trade unions partnership stronger than ever
February 13, 2010
Manila (12 February) — A high level delegation of six officials and experts of Japan International Labor Foundation (JILAF) headed by its President and former JTUC-RENGO (largest trade union organization in Japan) President, Mr. Tsuyoshi Takagi, will arrive in the Philippines on February 16 to observe and participate in Trade Union Congress of the Philippines’ (TUCP) two national programs on Productivity and Labor Management Cooperation in Davao (February 18-20, 2010) and on Global Financial Crisis (February 22-23, 2010) in Manila. Read more
Fewer nurses seeking jobs in US
February 8, 2010
The number of Filipinos who sought to enter America’s nursing profession plunged by 26 percent in 2009, according to the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines. Read more
