IBON Foundation
China ODA funds half of water resource projects under Duterte’s Flagship Infra
March 10, 2020
In the Philippines, water resource projects under Duterte’s flagship infrastructure program are being funded with foreign loans, half of which are from China. One of these is the Kaliwa Dam, which faces opposition from indigenous people and residents of affected areas in Rizal and Quezon provinces. The dam poses huge threats on the environment and […]
Gap between men and women wages remains wide
March 8, 2020
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Low wages for Filipino women workers
March 8, 2020
#MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #DevelopTheCountryside #BuildFIlipinoIndustries #UpholdPeoplesRightsAndWelfare #PeopleEconomics
Work conditions for working Filipinas barely improving
March 8, 2020
Filipino working women lost jobs under Duterte
March 8, 2020
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International Working Women’s Day 2020: Filipino women workers worse off under Duterte – IBON
March 8, 2020
NEWS
Filipino women’s continuing plight is just another result of the Duterte administration’s market-driven pro-big business policies that disregard women and workers’ rights.
Php750 NCR Minimum Wage Doable
March 7, 2020
A substantially higher minimum wage is an important and doable step towards making economic growth genuinely inclusive. Millions of workers and their families will immediately benefit from a Php750 minimum wage in NCR which will only cost employers 8.9% of their profits.
The Family Living Wage, as of February 2020
March 7, 2020
Filipino women and their families don’t have to struggle to budget for their household needs. If only the State upheld the right of all workers to a family living wage.
POGO locations in the Philippines
March 5, 2020
There are around 200 service providers in the Philippines that cater to these POGOs.
