Research group IBON said that accelerating inflation is rapidly eroding the real wage and purchasing power of minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region (NCR). Real wages show the actual value of wages after these are adjusted for inflation. After almost two years in power, the Duterte administration has only raised the minimum wage…
The Mangyan Day is an annual celebration of the Mangyan indigenous people of Mindoro. The Mangyan are proud of their ethnicity, history and ancient wisdom as a people united in their quest for self-determination and the attainment of their ancestral lands. This photo essay by veteran photojournalist Raymond Panaligan taken during Mangyan Day, held in…
The demand of progressive workers’ federations for the re-installation of a national minimum wage and pegged at Php750, along with the abolition of the regional wage boards, is an immediate, important and doable step towards making economic growth genuinely inclusive and addressing worsening inequality in the country. Based on IBON estimates, raising the average daily…
“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…
Tuluyan nang isinantabi ni Pangulong Duterte ang pangakong wakasan ang Endo matapos tanggihang pirmahan ang E.O. laban sa kontraktwalisasyon. Panoorin ang panayam ni Inday Espina-Varona sa isang manggagawa ng Jollibee at sa lider ng Kilusang Mayo Uno. The post ALAB Analysis: Pangakong Na-ENDO appeared first on Altermidya.
Hundreds of members of various National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) allied groups in Metro Manila held a lightning rally in the EDSA and Aurora Boulevard intersection in the busy Cubao, Quezon City area 9am today. The rally celebrated the 45th year anniversary of the NDFP and called for support for the people’s democratic…
The Philippine Congress pushed anew efforts towards amending the 1987 Philippine Constitution… This call for changes in the Charter is the latest among many attempts, seeking to remove the Charter’s nationalist and other progressive economic provisions. Widespread protests and outright resistance from various sectors however deterred legislators from pursuing the changes. Those who are opposed…
There should be an immediate, substantial and across-the-board minimum wage increase against the high inflation. Approve and mandate the Php750 national minimum wage that workers’ groups are calling for. Suspend TRAIN Package One, which is among the drivers of inflation. Ensure job security, necessary benefits, working conditions, and much needed social services to assist Filipino…