Archive of Workers

Manila pier workers hold picket at NLRC
June 20, 2024

The Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Harbour Centre picketed on June 18 before the office of the National Labor Relations Commission in Quezon City in conjunction with the reopening of their case related to the illegal layoffs at Harbor Center Port Terminal, Inc. (HCPTI) in 2020. More than 370 retrenched workers are still to be reinstated, […]

Mga manggagawa sa pyer ng Maynila, nagpiket
June 20, 2024

Nagpiket ang Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Harbour Centre noong Hunyo 18 sa harap ng upisina ng National Labor Relations Commission sa Quezon City kasabay ng muling pagbubukas ng kanilang kaso kaugnay ng iligal na tanggalan sa Harbour Centre Port Terminal, Inc. (HCPTI) noong 2020. Higit 370 manggagawa na tinanggal ng kumpanya ang hindi pa rin […]

Private health workers in NCR petition for ₱750 salary increase
June 20, 2024

Union leaders and health workers of the Private Healthcare Workers Network (PHWN) filed a petition before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) on June 18 to demand a ₱750 wage increase in the region. They want to bring the current ₱610 minimum wage in the region closer to a living wage […]

₱750 dagdag sahod, petisyon ng mga pribadong manggagawang pangkalusugan sa NCR
June 20, 2024

Naghain ng petisyon ang mga lider-unyonista at manggagawang pangkalusugan ng Private Healthcare Workers Network (PHWN) sa Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) noong Hunyo 18 para igiit ang ₱750 dagdag sahod sa rehiyon. Nais nilang ilapit sa nakabubuhay na sahod na ₱1,197 ang kasalukuyang ₱610 minimum na sahod sa rehiyon. Kabilang sa […]

B-MEG workers demand proper compensation and other rights
June 17, 2024

The 104 workers B-MEG, a factory in the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) in Mariveles, Bataan, demanded being given their separation pay and backpay, and pushed for the remittance of contributions to SSS, Pag-ibig and PhilHealth, after the dialogue between them and the labor agency Delta 5 Manpower Agency. They will get these payments in […]

Tamang kabayaran at iba pang karapatan, naigiit ng mga manggagawa ng BMEG
June 17, 2024

Naigiit ng 104 manggagawa ng B-MEG, pagawaan sa Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) sa Mariveles, Bataan, ang pagbibigay ng kanilang separation pay at backpay, at natulak ang pagre-remit ng kontribusyon sa SSS, Pag-ibig at PhilHealth, matapos ang dayalogo sa pagitan nila at ng labor agency na Delta 5 Manpower Agency. Makukuha nila ang mga kabayarang […]

Pilipinas, isa pa rin sa pinakamasahol para sa mga manggagawa
June 15, 2024

Nananatiling isa sa pinakamapanganib na bansa para sa mga manggagawa ang Pilipinas sa taong 2024. Sa ikawalong taon, kabilang pa rin ito sa 10 bansa na pinakamasahol tumrato sa kanyang mga manggagawa. Sa ulat ng International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Global Rights Index 2024, nananatiling “5” (pinakamalala) ang grado ng Pilipinas, na nangangahulugan ng kawalan […]

PH labor organizations bring forced disappearance case of Davao labor organizer to ILC
June 11, 2024

Philippine labor organizations brought the forced disappearance of William Lariosa, veteran organizer of Kilusang Mayo Uno, to the International Labor Conference currently being held in Geneva, Switzerland. The Philippines is one of the focus countries of said conference, after representatives of the International Labor Organization (ILO) visited the country in January 2023. “Violations of labor […]

Kaso ng sapilitang pagkawala ng organisador ng manggagawa sa Davao, dinala sa ILC
June 11, 2024

Dinala ng mga organisasyon ng paggawa sa Pilipinas ang kaso ng sapilitang pagkawala ni William Lariosa, beteranong organisador ng Kilusang Mayo Uno, sa International Labor Conference na kasalukuyang ginaganap sa Geneva, Switzerland. Isa ang Pilipinas sa pokus ng naturang kumperensya, matapos bumisita sa bansa ang mga kinatawan ng International Labor Organization (ILO) sa Pilipinas noong […]

Workers call for pro-foreign and pro-capitalist DOLE secretary to resign
June 10, 2024

The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) called on June 6 for the immediate resignation of Bienvenido Laguesma as Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) secretary. The group called Laguesma a “real alter-ego” of Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who is a “capitalist and a foreigner’s lapdog.” “Whenever we advance our calls for wages, jobs, and rights, Laguesma always […]