TUCP calls for proactive measures in workplaces
May 3, 2010
CEBU, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines is urging companies to be proactive in protecting their workers by complying strictly with safety and health standards to avoid accidents and deaths. Read more
Speed up wage hike, PGMA tells DoLE
May 2, 2010
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Saturday directed Labor Secretary Marianito Roque to speed up the ongoing tripartite negotiations on wage hikes as well as to immediately address the pending labor cases before the National Labor Relations Commission. Read more
Labor groups seek ban on asbestos in work places
May 2, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress Party (TUCP), the largest workers’ party in the country, and its sister organization the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Labor Center, led government, employer and union representatives and other sectors yesterday in calling for the promotion of safety among workers, including the banning of asbestos in work places during the observance of International Commemoration Day (ICD) and World Day for Safety and Health. Read more
Workers to get wage hike after May polls
May 2, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – Workers nationwide will get a much-awaited increase in their daily take-home pay after the May elections as a belated Labor Day gift, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) said yesterday. Read more
ALU backs Noynoy, Mar
May 1, 2010
A major group under the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the biggest workers’ organization in the country, is not participating in today’s celebration of Labor Day.
But the Associated Labor Union (ALU) has announced that it is supporting the Liberal Party’s presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his running mate Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II in time for Labor Day. Read more
TUCP Party List leads march for workers’ health and safety
April 30, 2010
The Trade Union Congress Party (TUCP Party List # 178) the largest worker’s party in the country and its sister organization the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Labor Center led government, employer and union representatives and other sectors in calling for the ratification of ILO Convention No. 187 on Promotional Framework on Safety and Health today during the International Commemoration Day (ICD) and World Day for Safety and Health. Read more
Labor Day celebration to be muted
April 30, 2010
THE ARROYO GOVERNMENT has focused the last Labor Day celebration in its term on various ceremonies and activities to be held this Saturday at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said in press releases yesterday. Read more
LAMENT OF DOLE: Victims uncooperative
April 30, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment lamented on the non-cooperation of the victims of the recent construction site tragedies in Cebu City to their investigation. Read more
May 1 boycott, ALU warns wage board
April 29, 2010
THE Alliance of Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) here yesterday threatened to boycott May 1’s Labor Day celebration activities to dramatize its protest over the government’s failure to approve its petition for a wage increase in northern Mindanao. Read more
Labor Day wage hike not likely
April 29, 2010
WORKERS may not expect a wage increase in time for Labor Day because the wage boards need at least three weeks to decide on the higher pay petitions, an official said Tuesday. Read more
