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.
Drivers in Cebu, Philippines, are staying strong as Foodpanda challenges a ruling by a government agency that determined they are employees of the corporation and must receive around $128,000 in lost wages. Foodpanda is appealing the decision the National Labor...
The Solidarity Center, in collaboration with the Migrant Forum in Asia and Building and Wood Workers’ International, held its first Philippine multi-stakeholder consultation on the Global Compact for Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration (GCM) in preparation for its...
Organizing a union of more than 200 factory workers in an economic processing zone is a feat in itself, but doing so in just nine months amid management intimidation proves the power of solidarity. On September 3, more than 60 percent of rank-and-file workers from...