security of tenure
[OPINION] Think of the worker
22 August, 2019 at 08:21
It’s time we consider what’s best for the worker. And what’s best for the worker is a job, any job. Just ask the unemployed. But a responsible government should also want to ensure that it’s a well-paying, decent job.
Dismayed senators tell Cabinet: ‘Get your act...
27 July, 2019 at 09:19
This was how senators dared members of President Duterte’s Cabinet on Friday after he vetoed the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill that would have put an end to the labor contracting practice in the country.
[OPINION] We know what to do
4 July, 2019 at 09:08
The editorial in this newspaper on June 17 lamented how we are almost last in Asia in attracting foreign investments.
Senate will not allow mangling of SOT...
27 May, 2019 at 14:02
Senate President Vicente Sotto III allayed concerns by a jittery labor sector that last-ditch lobbying in Congress could still derail bicameral efforts and mangle the final version of the so-called End of Endo reform embodied in the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill.
Senate planning final push on ‘endo’ bill...
15 April, 2019 at 13:13
The Senate will continue plenary deliberation on the bill penalizing labor-only contracting when the legislative session resumes in May, targeting final approval by the time Congress adjourns on June 7.
‘Labor uncertainties may prompt investors to relocate’
19 April, 2018 at 10:29
Uncertainties in the country’s labor sector are prompting some investors to consider relocating to other Southeast Asian economies where labor rates are lower, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said yesterday.
Philexport warns: Bill on security of tenure...
12 February, 2018 at 14:30
Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport), the umbrella group of Philippine exporters, has warned that the substitute bill on Security of Tenure and Contractualization could obliterate the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
