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Free
Workers continue fight for party-list accreditation
January
20, 2010
Members
of the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) continued to keep
watch at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to compel the
poll body to act on its petition for accreditation in the
party-list elections this May.
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 Free
Workers press for party-list accreditation
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January 2010
Hundreds
of members of the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) trooped
to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to pressure the poll
body to act on its petition for accreditation in the party-list
elections this May.
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Free
Workers to file petition for resolution of party-list accreditation
January 17, 2010
Party-list
hopeful Federation of Free Workers (FFW) will file with the
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on Monday, a petition for
the poll body’s immediate resolution of its application
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Partnerships
for disaster response
FFW National Vice President Sonny Matula comments on the relief
efforts of the Federation of Free Workers for workers and their
families in Taguig City.
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Unions
help distressed members, assist the community
FFW unions continue its relief operations for its members from
TAPI, Temic, Vishay, Armel and others in Taguig City. Through
the TAPI Employees Union-FFW efforts, 75,000 euros will be donated
to members who were victims of the flood, while 25% will go
to the Philippine National Red Cross.
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Giving
workers a shot at a decent life on World Day for Decent Work
Vishay Philippines Inc. Employees Union-FFW President Jun Ramirez
reacts to the relief efforts of the Federation of Free Workers
(FFW) for affected workers and their communities at St. Michael
Parish, Hagonoy Compound, Taguig City. Meanwhile, kids enjoy
their return to school as workers and residents--young and old
alike--take advantage of the free medical, dental and eye check-ups
and services courtesy of the FFW and friends. "Free Workers"
in the community helped in the mission.
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Celebrating
Ka Johnny's birthday by being women and men for others
The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) an affiliate from the
Philippines of the International Trade Union Confederation
(ITUC) distributes relief goods to workers and their communities
in Taguig City, after it fell prey to the wrath of Typhoon
Ondoy (international name Ketsana). See what the TSPIC Employees
Union-FFW has to say, as the FFW celebrated the birth anniversary
on Oct. 10 of its founder, Johnny Tan, by distributing relief
goods and conducting a medical, dental and eye care mission
with the help of the church, St. Michael Parish in Hagonoy,
Taguig City and friends from the SSS, AFP Reserve Command,
University of Perpetual Help Hospital and a host of volunteers.
Ka Johnny served as FFW President and SSS Commission Chair.
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Helping
workers get back on their feet on World Day for Decent Work
The Federation of Free
Workers (FFW), a Trade Union distributed relief goods to its
members and workers' communities in flood-stricken Marikina
as it celebrated "World Day for Decent Work" on
October 7, 2009.
"Thanks to the FFW and ITUC. This is
indeed a very big lift for the people here," said Allan
Lumbo, FFW Trade Federation 1 Chairperson and Typhoon Ondoy
victim in Marikina City.
"I would like to thank well-meaning
friends who in one way or another have contributed in this
relief operation," said Atty. Allan S. Montaño,
National President of the FFW.
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links:
FFW Relief Operations in Marikina
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FFW
urges government to align labor laws with international treaties
on workers’ rights
October 1, 2009
Labor group Federation of Free Workers
(FFW) urged government today to align labor laws with international
treaties on workers’ rights, particularly International
Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 87 on “Freedom
of Association and the Protection of the Right to Organize”
and Convention No. 98 on the “Right to Organize and
Collective Bargaining.”
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FFW
lauds SSS assistance for workers affected by Ondoy; joins
relief operations
The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) lauds
the Social Security System for opening calamity and housing
repair loan windows for its members who were ravaged by floods
caused by Typhoon Ondoy.
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Catholic
Bishops to support labor
September 2, 2009
Metropolitan bishops led by His Eminence
Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales vowed to support workers in ensuring
decent work amidst the worsening global financial crisis.
They took this stand yesterday morning at the Residencia de
Arzobispado in Intramuros, Manila.
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Workers
welcome gov’t support for new treaty
for domestic workers
August 23, 2009
Workers’ Groups are elated over
government’s declaration of support for a new International
Labor Organization (ILO) Convention on Domestic Work and the
passage of a Magna Carta for Domestic Workers.
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Workers
push for Domestic Workers Convention
August 16, 2009
Trade unions, domestic worker organizations, migrant workers
groups and NGOs re-affirmed their call for a new international
treaty on promoting decent work for domestic workers.
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 ILO
chief cites Cory's legacy to labor
The International Labor Organization (ILO)
mourned the death of former President Corazon Aquino, describing
her as a champion of workers’ and human rights.
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 Free
Workers mourn with the rest of the nation
“Members of the Federation
of Free Workers (FFW) nationwide mourn with the Aquino family
and the entire nation over the passing of President, Corazon
'Cory' Aquino,” lawyer Allan S. Montaño,
national president of the FFW said.
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Oldest
Workers Federation files petition for Party-List Accreditation
The Federation of Free Workers (FFW), one
of the oldest existing labor federations in the country has
decided to take part in electoral politics after years of
abstention by filing for accreditation in the 2010 Party-List
Elections at the Commission on Elections yesterday.
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DOLE
research arm focuses on Green Jobs
How workers and industry can cope with the
impact of climate change takes center stage as the Institute
for Labor Studies (ILS), the research arm of the Department
of Labor and Employment (DOLE) holds its annual policy research
conference dubbed “Strategic Conversations,” in
Manila on July 29-31.
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Give
more protection to domestic workers, group asks Congress
A workers’ group
has again called on Congress to approve a proposed legislation
recognizing domestic work and the rights of domestic workers
to social protection.
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FFW
condemns killing of civil society leader
“The Federation of Free Workers (FFW)
condemns the killing of Danilo Yang, general secretary of the
Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PDSP).”
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FFW
lauds RP gov’t acceptance of ILO Mission on the extra-judicial
killings
The
Federation of Free Workers (FFW) commends the Philippine Government
for accepting the International Labour Organization (ILO)
High-Level Mission to look into the "extra-judicial killings"
in the country.
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Global
Financial Crisis may worsen child labor situation
“More
and more children, especially girls, will stop schooling and
enter the risky world of work as the impact of the global
financial crisis deepens,” said Julius Cainglet of the
Federation of Free Workers as the Philippines commemorated
World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) with the Department
of Labor, employers and other agencies composing the National
Child Labor Committee.
Child
Labor problems may worsen due to economic crisis
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The
Imperative of Speedy Labor Justice
By: Atty. Sonny Matula, Vice President
of FFW(ITUC)-Philippines
The right of workers to have more in law is substantiated
in the provision of the Constitution that states “(f)ree
access to court and quasi-judicial bodies and legal assistance
shall not be denied to any person by reason of poverty”
(cf. Sec. 11, Art III of the Constitution).
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 FFW
condemns killing of Sumilao Farmers Leader
"The Federation of Free Workers
(FFW) condemns in the strongest terms possible the violent
killing of Sumilao Farmers Leader Rene Peñas,"
said Atty. Sonny Matula, Vice President of the FFW.
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 Cardinal
Rosales meets labor leaders MANILA,
May 8, 2009—The Church of Manila has responded to the
need for the protection of ordinary workers amid the economic
downturn and growing fears of job losses
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 Long
road to the Jobapalooza
Laid off workers hope to find jobs
News
Release: May 1, 2009
While
all roads led to the SMX Convention Center at the Mall of
Asia for the biggest and most ambitious mega “job and
livelihood fair” to date, not all jobseekers were as
enthusiastic.
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by Carmela Fonbuena,
Newsbreak | 05/01/2009 8:59 PM
The electronics industry has been hit hard by the global financial
crisis, but despite this, employees of Makati-based TEMIC
Automotive Inc., makers of electronics components for motor
vehicles, have found a way to soften its impact.
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PRESS
RELEASE
25 March 2009
FFW
Supports Unemployment Assistance
The
Federation of Free Workers (FFW) supports the initiative to
adopt an unemployment insurance scheme for displaced workers.
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 PHILIPPINES:
Concerns grow over human trafficking
as financial crisis deepens
MANILA,
13 March 2009 (IRIN) - Concerns are growing that the global
economic slump, which is causing increased joblessness, could
see an increase in human trafficking, said specialists.
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PHILIPPINES:
Global downturn threatens poverty goal
MANILA,
2 March 2009 (IRIN) - Vangie Kelseat joined the unemployed
when the global financial crisis began taking its toll. After
working 12 years at a car-seat cover manufacturing company
in Manila, Kelseat was laid off in October.
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 Initiatives
to address the Job-Skills Mismatch: A Presentation of the
Employment Program of the Federation of Free Workers (FFW-ITUC)
“Square Pegs-Round Holes Phenomenon:
Solving the Unemployment Puzzle” DOLE-Institute for
Labor Studies Casa Marinero Intramuros, Manila 23 Sept. 2008
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 THE
ROLE OF UNIONS IN MATCHING JOBS TO SKILLS
Available data shows there are
many jobs that cannot be filled up because of mismatch between
jobs demanded by the labor market and skills supplied by workers.
The labor market changes very fast; consequently skills become
obsolete sooner than later. It does not help that training
efforts are both expensive and less responsive to fast changing
demand for skills. To compete, employers demand “flexible”
workers, that is, a multi-skilled workforce.
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Justice
for Filipino Workers, still a pipedream
While government
is cooking up a package of announcements that would serve
as a "gift" to workers on Labor Day like tax exemptions
and cheaper medicine, it seemingly can't respond to something
basic that labor has longed for: Justice
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Free
Workers outraged by corruption,
rights violations The
Federation of Free Workers is outraged over yet another instance
of institutionalized corruption in government and the consequent
violation of human rights in an attempt to silence key witnesses
to the raging National Broadband Network (NBN) investigations.
Such violations of human rights bring
a chilling effect to citizens and activists who opt to exercise
their Constitutionally-ensured freedom of expression, freedom
of speech and the right to redress government for legitimate
grievances.
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