November 10, 2010
We should have more decisions, and Department Secretaries, like this!
Three aggrieved teachers in Visayas vindicated by CHED’s decision
Working for more than 20 years in the high school department, three teachers of a Visayas university had the shock of their teaching lives when they received on June 15, 2010 a memo reassigning them to teach in the college department of the university, effective June 17, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
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 the rest of this entry »
February 15, 2007
After being illegally dismissed on June 2002, union member Sherwin Robosa received the National Labor Relations Commission’s decision on his illegal dismissal case, which ordered management to reinstate him and to pay his backwages worth Php 135, 242.63, on January 21, 2004.
February 5, 2007
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.
Consider what women put up with in sweatshops: Read the rest of this entry »
February 4, 2007
Roh Fung, the Korean manager of Royal House, Inc. [not their real names] pointed a 45-caliber pistol at sewer Sebastian Andres [not his real name] after he balked at signing a resignation letter and a blank sheet of paper – which later contained a statement that Andres was apologizing for causing damage to the company due to union formation – last December 1, 2002. Read the rest of this entry »
February 3, 2007
(Forced overtime, a new form of forced labor, also hazardous to health)
To meet export orders, many Philippine companies, including those inside economic zones, are resorting to a new form of forced labor — long, long hours of forced (many times under-compensated) overtime. Read the rest of this entry »
February 2, 2007
(Yet underpays them for all the effort.)
Workers of Assembly Apparel (not its real name) say the company gave out Duromine Phentermine-not ordinarily prescribed by doctors-to workers to keep them awake during once a week overnight work dating back to September 2002. Aside from the drug, the company also provides workers with Extra Joss, an energy drink. Read the rest of this entry »
July 23, 2003
Companies’ failure to provide sufficient and clean rest rooms (CRs) and severe restriction on their use are resulting in an explosion of UTI and kidney problems among many workers, increasing absenteeism and jeopardizing workers’ health and productivity. Read the rest of this entry »
June 11, 2003
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).
March 11, 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. Read the rest of this entry »
