Asserting Workers Right in Philippine Sweatshops
ANTI-SWEATSHOPS CAMPAIGN PROJECT > SWEATSHOPS CAMPAIGN

VI. What We Want to Accomplish

  • A broad-based coalition of trade unions, the informal sector, women and children advocacy groups, national and local government agencies, others, working on basic workers concerns.
     

  • ILO core standards and codes of conduct as instruments for improving welfare.
     

  • Increased awareness of workers’ rights and ILO core labor standards among the public, various groups, government agencies / implementers and the international financial institutions.
     

  • Improved enforcement of labor laws and regulations, and adoption of policies and programs that promote workers rights and entitlements, including core labor standards.
     

  • Government and international financial institutions adopting policies and programs that address workers’ concerns.
     

  • New/amended legislation conforming to ILO Labor Conventions and Recommendations and broader UN instruments.