Labor Archives

A record win for workers

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN News and Bulatlat for reporting on the plight of Kowloon House employees who went on a six-day strike after three years of negotiations with business owners. Read more

Media reports death of wage hike bill

CHEERS TO Michelle Abad of Rappler and Kurt Dela Peña of Inquirer.net for their in-depth reports that traced the legislative timeline of the wage hike bill. Read more

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

Reporting the Hearing on Foreign Workers: More Information Needed

THE CREATION of enough jobs for Filipinos has challenged every administration. The Philippine Statistics Authority’s October 2018 Labor Force Survey recorded a 5.1 percent unemployment rate. The Social Weather... 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

The Problem of “Endo”: Missing Links, Unexplored Issues (Updated)

“THE MOMENT I assume the presidency, contractualization will stop.” Then a presidential candidate, Rodrigo Duterte made this promise during the third and last debate among other contenders in April... 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

More than a labor issue

THE PRACTICE of not paying reporters or broadcasters salaries, although already a creeping reality in the decades that followed the dismantling of the Marcos dictatorship, is spreading not only... Read more

Party-list System: Quo Vadis?

The issue needs some breathing space, much clearing of previously held notions and impressions. At the heart of the misunderstanding is the impression, mine included and also held by... 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

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