“Contractualization has violated workers’ rights to organize and collectively bargain for higher wages, economic benefits, social security, better terms of employment, and better work conditions. It has also forced workers into accepting unfair labor practices and violations of their political rights.
This points to the urgency of real measures by the government to not merely regulate contractualization but end the practice in all its forms. This is one among many reforms needed alongside a strategic plan for national industrialization, which is crucial in creating stable jobs for the Filipino people.”- Excerpt from “Contractualization Prevails”, IBON Facts & Figures, April 2017