On Labor Day, groups in Cebu call to increase minimum wage to P750

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Various militant and labor groups in Cebu on Labor Day, May 1, 2023, joined the calls to implement a ‘livable minimum wage’ in the country. At least three separate rallies were held in…

Negros labor groups to demand P750 national minimum wage on Labor Day protest

Carla Gomez 04/30/2023

BACOLOD CITY — Labor groups on Negros Island are uniting under the banner of the United Labor Alliance – Negros (ULAN) to demand for a P750 across-the-board national minimum wage during a protest in Bacolod City on…

Labor group in Cebu wants ‘immediate P100-wage increase’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Due to the ‘dire economic situation’, a labor group here wants an immediate wage increase. The Alyansa sa Mamumuong Kontraktwal sa Sugbo (ALSA Kontraktwal Cebu) filed a petition, seeking a P100 increment on…

Labor group’s investigation: Systemic lapses led to Corilla’s death

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Unsafe working conditions killed worker Stephen Corilla, labor groups in Cebu claimed. In a report of the findings from their own investigation on the death of Corilla, several labor groups in Cebu claimed…

Worker who died in Mandaue factory accident laid to rest

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Stephen Corilla, the worker who died while cleaning the pulverizer machine of Universal Robina Corp. (URC) in Barangay Tabok, Mandaue City, last June 2 was laid to rest in a memorial park in…

Labor groups to stage Black Saturday protest against URC

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several labor groups in Cebu will hold a Black Saturday protest at 6 p.m. on June 11, 2022 to condemn and seek justice the alleged accidental death of Stephen Corilla, a factory worker…

More labor groups in Central Visayas seek wage hike

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More labor groups are asking the government to impose wage hikes in Central Visayas. Alyansa sa mga Mamumuong Kontraktwal sa Sugbo (ALSA Kontraktwal-Cebu) on Monday, March 21, filed a petition before the Regional…

Gwen challenges critics of air purifiers: ‘If you have other ideas, run for governor’

Mae Fhel Gom-os 09/17/2021

  MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia challenged critics of her recent mandate for workers in air-conditioned environments to wear personal air-purifiers to run as governor. “I will just continue with what I believe is…

Duterte promise to end ‘endo’ a ‘farce’ – labor groups

Dona Pazzibungan 07/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Labor groups said they were no longer surprised by a presidential adviser’s announcement that banning “endo” or labor contractualization was no longer a priority of President Rodrigo Duterte in his final year in office.…

Labor groups ask congress, senate bets to champion workers’ agenda

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Labor groups in Cebu will ask congressional and Senate bets to push for workers’ agenda if they get elected into office. The labor groups’ twin agenda include the implementation of a P750-national minimum…

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