Philippines
Nexperia Workers File Strike Notice Amid CBA Stalemate and Union Repression
Workers at Nexperia Philippines have filed a Notice of Strike following a year-long deadlock in Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations. Despite the union’s reasonable demands for wage increases and fair benefits, Nexperia remains inflexible, rejecting…
Solidarity Statement: 40th Anniversary of CTUHR
On behalf of the GoodElectronics Network dedicated to advancing workers’ rights and welfare in the electronics industry, we extend our warmest congratulations to the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) on the momentous…
Workers in PH continue to face attacks under Marcos, Jr. administration
On Marcos Jr.’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA), labour rights group, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) slammed the government’s neglect of the woes of the workers and the people, amidst…
Health and safety as a strategic organising tool
Unions in South East Asia met last month to discuss how to use occupational health and safety (OHS) as a strategy to organise workers and build strong unions, protecting workers from a hazardous working environment….
MWAP develops training materials on Occupational Safety and Health
Health and safety concerns in the electronics sector often fall secondary to economic issues such as wages, benefits and job security. Due to the pandemic, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) became a focal point of…
Training materials on building worker-led OSH committees in electronics companies
Race to the bottom hits the Philippines with job losses
News release: Labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) expresses alarm as more and more corporations are laying off employees, contributing to the number growing of joblessness in the country. EILER noted…
Duterte’s labour track record is anti-worker, stagnant wages and poor employment – EILER
Same as his predecessors, President Rodrigo Duterte’s midterm track record leaves behind anti-worker policies, poor employment, and stagnant real wages in the Philippines, despite increasing labor productivity and buzz over high economic growth rates, according…
Expanded maternity leave becomes law in the Philippines
After more than six years of intense campaigning and lobbying by IndustriALL affiliated unions, women workers’ in the Philippines will now benefit from increased paid maternity leave, as a new law comes into force. Women…