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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is one of the top picks of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) among the senatorial candidates for the upcoming May 9 elections.

Senatorial aspirant Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday, March 15 expressed support for the wage hike petition filed by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).

If elected back to the chamber, former senator Jinggoy Estrada vowed to author in the Senate a bill that would institutionalize the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines’ (TUCP’s) so-called “Otso-otso” legislative agenda.

There is an urgent need to improve the policy on the manufacture and use of asbestos and materials containing the disease-causing substance to protect public health, the EcoWaste Coalition (EcoWaste) and Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said Thursday, Jan. 6.

Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Tuesday, Oct. 19 joined the call for an investigation of employers who are imposing a “no vaccine, no salary” policy, saying that the Department of Labor and Employment should unmask and penalize them.

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III urged workers to report employers that are imposing a “no vaccine, no salary” policy as he reiterated that the practice is illegal.

Philippine employer groups have called for the ratification of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 190, which seeks to provide a working space that is free from violence and harassment in whatever form for all workers regardless of gender, sex, race, age, beliefs, and ability. 

The proposal of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold Sinas to require police clearances for transactions with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) would infringe the right of workers, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said on Friday, April 23.

Business and labor groups have asked the Social Security System to defer premium hike until the new law is adopted.