A short documentary by Mayday Multimedia on the quest for justice of victims of the Kentex tragedy, a factory fire that killed more than 70 workers in Valenzuela City.
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CHR: Red-tagging among threats to press freedom
Red-tagging remains among the most prevalent threats to press freedom that also include violence against journalists and the media in the Philippines, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reported. In his keynote speech at the opening of the historic 1st Philippine...
50-50 split between profits and workers’ wages more than fair — IBON
Research group IBON said that a wage hike towards a family living wage is a more than fair 50-50 split of profits between employers and Filipino workers. The group said that a meaningful wage hike is urgent for nominal wages to keep up with the rising cost of living....
Weak and below-target job creation debunks govt’s employment hype, hits youth worst — IBON
No amount of job fairs can hide that job creation for Filipino workers has been lagging, breaking government’s façade of an improving labor market, said research group IBON. The group said that employment generation so far this year is far below government’s...
Public sector unions form alliance, demand salary increases from Marcos gov’t
Government workers groups are demanding from the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration an increase in their salaries, saying their current pay have been left way behind by current living wage estimates. The country’s major public sector union federations met at the...
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