Luzon lockdown threatens livelihoods of 11M workers, informal sector earners

Marso 17, 2020

NEWS

The Duterte administration’s declaration of an enhanced community quarantine over the whole of Luzon threatens to displace nearly 11 million workers and informal sector earners. While government is correct to take all necessary measures to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, it is failing to do this in a way that protects the poorest and most vulnerable Filipinos.

Dam(n)ming the Philippines

Marso 14, 2020

The ongoing construction of megadams physically threatening communities and the environment, continues to unfold and warrant government and public attention too. Adding this voice on the International Day of Rivers and Against Large Dams: #MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #ProtectTheEnvironment #UpholdPeoplesRights #NoToKaliwaKananLaibanDams #NoToOnerousChinaLoans #PeoplesControlOverPeoplesResources

China ODA funds half of water resource projects under Duterte’s Flagship Infra

Marso 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

Marso 8, 2020

#MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #DevelopTheCountryside #BuildFIlipinoIndustries #UpholdPeoplesRightsAndWelfare #PeopleEconomics

Low wages for Filipino women workers

Marso 8, 2020

#MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #DevelopTheCountryside #BuildFIlipinoIndustries #UpholdPeoplesRightsAndWelfare #PeopleEconomics

Work conditions for working Filipinas barely improving

Marso 8, 2020

Filipino working women lost jobs under Duterte

Marso 8, 2020

#MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #DevelopTheCountryside #BuildFIlipinoIndustries #UpholdPeoplesRightsAndWelfare #PeopleEconomics

International Working Women’s Day 2020: Filipino women workers worse off under Duterte – IBON

Marso 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

Marso 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.