The adoption by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on June 16, 2011, of a new, groundbreaking treaty to extend key labor protections to domestic workers will protect millions of people who have been without guarantees of their basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today.

LABOR   The advisory states that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should accept below minimum wage levels for as long as the worker signs a contract.

Instead of implementing its palliative training program, government can create jobs for health workers that are stable, sufficiently paying, and under good working conditions to encourage them to stay in the country and serve local health care needs.

LABOR   The Alliance of Concerned Teachers said Malacañang had imposed a wage freeze on civilian personnel from 2001 to 2007 but during the same period it substantially upgraded the salaries and benefits of military and police personnel.

Migrante International, a global alliance of Filipino migrant organizations, accused President Arroyo of personally luring OFWs into the burrow of illegal recruiters, human traffickers and loan sharks when she graces a job fair which was held at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) last Wednesday.
The group claims that the President practically ignored reports of illegal recruitment and rampant overcharging cases …

Marching from Sto Domingo Church to the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) building, Migrante International and Kilusang Mayo Uno together with retrenched workers here and abroad have joined forces to condemn the alleged inhuman and illegal dismissals being done by companies which are cutting down on labor due to the global financial and economic crisis.
“With the continuing mass lay-off presently …

A twenty-year-old Filipino waiter, who suffered second degree burns to his face and chest caught fire in a work related accident has now sought compensation for the injuries he has suffered.
It was on 21 January 2009 that the waiter, Tibio Melvin Delos Reyes, meet with the accident when a flaming Lamborghini wine, which was served to one of the bar’s …

Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Rafael Mariano demands the rescinding of Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Advisory no. 2 series of 2009 that outlines the conditions for flexible work arrangements.
He said that the DoLE advisory only legalized the rampant flexible working conditions already taking place in companies, especially in export economic zones.
The advisory that allows compressed workweek, job rotation, reduction of …

In a time of such a severe crisis, how can the government have the still have the guts to squeeze more funds from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)? This was the question raised by the largest global alliance of migrant Filipino groups, Migrante International.
In a protest in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) buliding in Pasay City, members of …