contractualization Archives | CMFR

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  Why the veto? No end in sight for “endo”

  HIS CAMPAIGN promise to end the practice known as “endo” was among the most cheered during Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign in 2016, appealing to millions of workers who, on the... Read more

• Prepping for the SONA: Media Flags Critical Issues

    THE STATE of the Nation Address (SONA) has given the country’s chief executive an opportunity to report its achievements as well as map out plans for the future.... Read more

• Explaining What the Duterte EO Missed

      CHEERS TO two news media organizations for explaining on Labor Day what was missing in President Duterte’s executive order (EO) supposedly ending “endo.” While most media accounts... Read more

• Workers in Peril: Looking at Safety in Valenzuela Factories

    THE KENTEX factory fire which claimed 74 lives in 2015 exposed harsh working conditions in factories in Valenzuela City. With the dismissal of charges filed against city officials,... Read more

• Reporting ‘Endo’: Complicated, Confusing

    AS PRESIDENTIAL candidate, Rodrigo Duterte vowed to end labor contractualization or “endo,” a practice that prevents workers from attaining the full benefits of regular employment. Duterte’s promise, together... Read more

• Sober Conclusion to the Presidential Debates

    THE THIRD and last presidential debate organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was the sober conclusion of the PiliPinas Debates 2016 series, with less personal attacks and... Read more

• Report on contractualization

  CHEERS TO THE Philippine Daily Inquirer for its Labor Day special report addressing the plight of the Filipino worker. Read more

• Media labor issues in context

  A industry-wide union for media workers is key to the labor problems that persist in the media. This is what Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) Deputy Director... Read more