Labor group Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP)-Nagkaisa is worried that around 2,400 government employees in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will lose their jobs once the region is dissolved and taken over by the Bangsamoro Transition Council.
In a statement, the group said the public sector workers are currently employed in municipalities, cities, provincial and regional government offices in the region.
“The labor center expresses concern over the unknown fate of these workers who will be dislodged once the Bangsamoro law takes effect,"said Gerard Seno, executive vice president of the Associated Labor Unions (ALU).
He said the Civil Service Commission should step in, adding the CSC does not seem to have prepared for "one of the very important elements of transition."
During House deliberations on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law chaired by TUCP Party-list Rep. Raymond Mendoza, CSC resource persons could not answer
TUCP-Nagkaisa said the CSC should make sure that the existing workforce will be integrated into the new Bangsamoro government through "lateral transfer and merit-based integration".
Meanwhile, TUCP Executive Director Louie Corral said that it is the responsibility of the government to look after the welfare of public sector workers.
"Rather than allowing these people fell through the cracks, they should be integrated because they are already an asset," he said. — JDS, GMA News
Monday, October 13, 2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
WORLD DAY OF DECENT WORK | Workers picket manning agency for labor lawviolations
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| Rally outside the Asiapro office in Pasig City, 7 October 2014. PHOTO COURTESY OF NAGKAISA |
MANILA - To mark the World Day of Decent Work today, members of labor coalition Nagkaisa (United) on Tuesday picketed the Asiapro main office in Barangay Kapitolyo, Pasig City to condemn the “pseudo” manning agency for gross violations of workers’ rights.
In a statement, the coalition said that despite its name, Asiapro is not a multi-purpose cooperative.
“Asiapro is a grand structure of deceit and an organized syndicate with a multi-billion peso profiteering from the blood and sweat of hapless Filipino workers,” Nagkaisa said.
“The people running Asiapro are with pedigree, deeply-experienced and widely networked to camouflage and further entrench their labor-only-contracting fleecing operation. They are not just modern day labor slavery drivers, they are also rapacious and brutal not only for not giving the right wages and benefits for is workers but for skirting the laws and statutes by not paying millions of pesos of taxes that a responsible manning agency does to government,” it added without identifying the people behind Asiapro.
The coalition said it would try to uncover the Asiapro masterminds so that they can be held accountable “for their abuse and injustice committed against thousands of its workers and their families.”
- InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Nagkaisa labor coalition declares war against “King of labor-only-contracting Asiapro” in today’s World Day of Decent Work
AROUND 200 members of labor coalition Nagkaisa picketed the Asiapro main office in Barangay Kapitolyo in Pasig City this morning to condemn the pseudo-manning agency for its gross violations of workers’ rights to mark the World Day of Decent Work observed worldwide today.
Below is the Nagkaisa labor coalition statement issued today:
“We, the Nagkaisa! (United!), join arms in condemning in highest and strongest terms the illegal practice being perpetrated by the Asiapro Multi-purpose Cooperative against thousands of vulnerable Filipino workers in its employ as we commemorate today the World Day of Decent Work along with other labor unions and progressive labor groups around the world.
We are enraged by Asiapro’s unfettered and multiple grave violations of international conventions on decent jobs and serious abuse of Philippine labor statutes that upholds the rights and interests of Filipino workers.
Behind its mask and by its pretense as a multi-purpose cooperative, Asiapro is a grand structure of deceit and an organized syndicate with a multi-billion peso profiteering from the blood and sweat of hapless Filipino workers.
The people running Asiapro are with pedigree, deeply-experienced and widely networked to camouflaged and further entrenched their labor-only-contracting fleecing operation. They are not just modern day labor slavery drivers, they are also rapacious and brutal not only for not giving the right wages and benefits for is workers but for skirting the laws and statutes by not paying millions of pesos of taxes that a responsible manning agency does to government.
As we join fellow workers in fighting for decent work, the Nagkaisa labor coalition today vows to make life difficult for Asiapro and promises to make its greedy high people running the organization be brought to justice.
In observance of the World Day of Decent Work, Nagkaisa today swears to uncover the Asiapro masterminds and make sure they will be made to account including all of the conspirators of the syndicate to pay for their abuse and injustice they have committed against thousands of its workers and their families.”
Mabuhay ang Nagkaisa!
Long live Nagkaisa!
Together, let us bring Asiapro to justice!
DoJ affirms bill on unemployment benefits
THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) has backed a House bill seeking to expand benefits under the Social Security System (SSS) for employees separated from the service.
House Bill No. 4668 -- “An Act Expanding The Benefits of the Social Security System So As To Provide for the Unemployment Benefits Thereby Amending For This Purpose Republic Act No. 8282, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Social Security Law of 1997” -- is authored by Party-list Rep. Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza (Trade Union Congress of the Philippines).
In a legal opinion to North Cotabato Rep. Jesus N. Sacdalan (1st district), chairman of the House committee on government enterprises and privatization, Justice Secretary Leila M. de Lima said her department “recognizes the importance of this bill and we express our support thereto.”
Ms. de Lima also emphasized in her opinion that SSS funds should be sufficient to fulfill its obligation to its members.
The bill seeks to provide unemployment benefits in the form of monthly cash payments to an employee who is terminated, or “involuntarily unemployed” as the bill says. The said benefits are equivalent to the employee’s minimum wage.
Ms. de Lima said the objective of the proposed bill -- to give temporary economic support to employees who were separated from their employment while looking for new opportunities to work -- “appears to be the same intention” in providing workers with separation pay under the Labor Code. -- Reden D. Madrid Bworldonline
House Bill No. 4668 -- “An Act Expanding The Benefits of the Social Security System So As To Provide for the Unemployment Benefits Thereby Amending For This Purpose Republic Act No. 8282, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Social Security Law of 1997” -- is authored by Party-list Rep. Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza (Trade Union Congress of the Philippines).
In a legal opinion to North Cotabato Rep. Jesus N. Sacdalan (1st district), chairman of the House committee on government enterprises and privatization, Justice Secretary Leila M. de Lima said her department “recognizes the importance of this bill and we express our support thereto.”
Ms. de Lima also emphasized in her opinion that SSS funds should be sufficient to fulfill its obligation to its members.
The bill seeks to provide unemployment benefits in the form of monthly cash payments to an employee who is terminated, or “involuntarily unemployed” as the bill says. The said benefits are equivalent to the employee’s minimum wage.
“It is imperative upon the state to ensure that our work force does not only have meaningful and satisfying jobs, but can also address employment or income security during unfortunate times when they lose their jobs through no fault of their own,” Mr. Mendoza said.
Ms. de Lima said the objective of the proposed bill -- to give temporary economic support to employees who were separated from their employment while looking for new opportunities to work -- “appears to be the same intention” in providing workers with separation pay under the Labor Code. -- Reden D. Madrid Bworldonline
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