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"CBA negotiations are meant to uplift labor conditions, but what we see is the opposite—wages stagnate while the cost of living continues to rise."
Improving the workers’ situation should be at the center of CBA negotiations, especially amid rising cost of basic goods and services.
For many workers, the announcement came abruptly, heightening fears of job loss and financial instability.
The Confederation for Unity Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees said the memorandum is largely redundant and does not constitute a meaningful labor reform.
The tragedy is that even brands that have the capacity to improve their workers’ labor rights refuse to do so and are enjoying impunity.
Grassroots organizing, collective action, and advocacy remain crucial in addressing structural inequalities that shape women’s labor conditions.
“The company of Kowloon would not generate P25 million if not for the blood and sweat of workers."
The talent system, a euphemism for contractual employment, is not limited to GMA but a widespread practice in the multi-billion peso TV industry.
Unlike a talent with flexible time, GMA talents’ work schedules were dictated by GMA, and the network had the power to require their physical presence at specific times and locations.
“Plain as day, there exists an employer-employee relationship between GMA and respondent."
While we create huge profits for the companies, the government is taking taxes that they are stealing.
The Magna Carta for Waste Workers must be passed now, before another tragedy claims more lives.
“By fighting for their rights, the Ninja Van workers have successfully defended their jobs and have pushed the government to commit to upholding labor rights in their workplace and in the entire platform industry.”
“The government continues to reward institutions long linked to serious human rights violations while workers are left behind.”
“Organizers are slapped with trumped-up charges, imprisoned for years, and acquitted only after the damage has been done. This systematic harassment violates workers’ right to freedom of association and their right to participate in political life.”
The group strongly condemned the incident, saying it highlights persistent gaps in workplace safety for Coca-Cola delivery workers.
The decision of BPO companies to continue operations without regard for their employees’ safety tramples on the right of employees to refuse work by reasons of imminent danger without fear of retaliation from the employer based on the Occupational Safety and Health Standards of 2018 or R.A. 11058 and DOLE Labor Advisory No. 17, s. 2022.
BIEN called on BPO companies to suspend work and grant emergency leave with pay. The group said that the “few considerations that companies extend to their employees are not acts of compassion but token measures meant to sustain business continuity at the expense of workers’ safety.”
"The conduct of these companies reveals a callous prioritization of profit over human life."
The decision to reinstate Fajardo and Marquez came after Nexperia workers staged a strike last March 2025 over a deadlock in CBA negotiations.
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