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BUSINESS leaders and a lawmaker are endorsing a proposal—refloated after the January 1 aviation fiasco that paralyzed the premier airport—to privatize operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), but a large labor coalition warned it would throw out of jobs thousands of state workers, and hike costs of travelers.…
Labor lawyer Luke Espiritu said economic conditions force many employees to accept low-paying jobs or those without job security because they need to survive.
Organized labor yesterday welcomed the suspension of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. Inc. premium hike.
LABOR groups are now eyeing to meet with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. by next month before the arrival of the International Labor Organization (ILO) high level tripartite mission (HLTM) in the country. Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) President Raymond C. Mendoza said Malacañang has yet to…
The bill seeking to create the Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) would have faced legal issues had lawmakers jawboned the inclusion of pension funds’ contribution to the initiative, organized labor mused. In a statement, the Nagkaisa labor coalition said while the officials of the Social Security System (SSS) publicly backed the…