The Philippines is among the most dangerous countries in the world for union activists and leaders. Incidents of violence, murder, arbitrary arrests and anti-union retaliation are well documented.
In the Philippines, the Solidarity Center works with trade unions, global union federations and allied organizations to support advocacy and union organizing that advance labor rights and freedom of association. The Solidarity Center partners with unions to provide capacity-building training, legal assistance and engagement with policymakers to support workers in the construction, platform-based delivery, call center and manufacturing sectors.
Garment workers in Cebu province’s economic processing zones face an uphill battle in their fight for better working conditions as their factories push back using anti-union tactics, including the firing of union leaders. Globalwear Manufacturing, Inc., terminated...
More than 200 Filipino app-based delivery riders banded in a unity ride around Cebu province in late April, protesting 150M pesos (approximately $2.6 million) in wage theft. Riders from Cebu filed a case against the multinational delivery app, Grab, in March, citing...
In the latest effort by a Philippines luxury bag manufacturer to break a nascent union, nearly 1,000 workers were forced to take leave from January until March, denying them three months wages. This is the second round of forced leave imposed at the 3,000-worker...