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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.
“This is a breakthrough for millions of platform workers worldwide who have waited too long for international protections."
While a 31% increase in Metro Manila’s minimum wage may seem bold by today’s standards, it’s far from unprecedented. The study cites the last legislated wage hike in 1989, which was even higher at 40 percent, and notes that the economy absorbed it without causing a crisis. This emphasizes the study’s broader point: a fair wage hike helps restore workers’ rightful share in national growth.
In a formal Manifestation to Stage a Strike, submitted to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on May 14, KULU said that they fulfilled all legal requirements to strike after CBA talks hit a deadlock. Despite management citing financial losses as a reason for denying their demands, union leaders call this claim a “big lie.”
Despite interventions by the ILO, Filipino workers still struggle to be heard, while their leaders continue to be harassed and killed.
"We have shown that even a factory located within an enclave with a no-union, no-strike policy can still stop production and deal a blow to the giant capitalists."
“Magbanua’s continuing disappearance shows that state security agencies can simply ignore writs of amparo and other court decisions that favor labor rights defenders."
“Dahil doon, ang sahod ay nakabubuhay. Dito nakamamatay."
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