Attacks on labor unions being addressed, DOLE tells ILO
MANILA - The Labor department on Sunday assured the International Labour Organization (ILO) that cases have been filed and investigations are progressing on reported trade union rights violations. Reacting to an ILO report on "new grave allegations of violence and intimidations" against workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said there are functional administrative mechanisms and legal remedies that monitor and address cases of violations of labor and trade union rights. "Reports or allegations of workers' rights violations are acted upon by the DOLE's na...