Pizza Hut Endo
Naps, one of 3000 contractuals working for Philippine Pizza Inc., has delivered pizzas for 13 years. Yet his employer was an agency. This is considered "labor only contracting," and is illegal. |
Letter from the picket line
Jovel Rico holds a degree in electronic and communication engineering. He was a faithful employee of Digitel for 14 years. Yet he is sleeping on the sidewalk. Read more at Rappler. |
Hunger Strike
Alexis Valdez, father of two children, has worked at Digitel as an engineer for 19 years. A member of the Digitel Employees' Union (DEU), Alexis is currently on a hunger strike. Read more at Rappler. |
Pentagon Steelworkers Picket
Boyong Estacio was a machine operator at Pentagon Steel in Quezon City for 19 years. Until, that is, last April 12, when Boyong and 129 fellow workers were terminated. Read more at Rappler. |
PNP crosses picket
The picket at Pentagon Steel has seen a steady increase both in police involvement and violence. Read more at Rappler. |
Tara, Break Muna: Workers Find Ways
Is it fun to be a worker in the Philippines? Read more at Rappler. |
Workers Find Ways: The BPO Worker
When Direct Access Corp. (DAC), the Cebu-based call center where Sylvio worked, closed unexpectedly last December, he felt sick. Literally. Read more at Rappler. |
Workers Find Ways: The domestic helper
HONG KONG - "Buy one Take 5 here in Hong Kong, is the usual practice," said Jasmine, a domestic worker in Hong Kong. Read more at Rappler. |
Workers Find Ways: The OJT student
Josephine was recruited from high school in Quezon province to attend the National College of Science and Technology (NCST) in Cavite. Read more at Rappler. |
Workers Find Ways: The factory worker
It takes personal sacrifice to build a union. Read more at Rappler. |
Workers Find Ways: The agency worker
The Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ), which employs over 50,000 workers, had not a single union. Read more at Rappler. |
Workers Find Ways: The volunteer nurse
Two years after graduating from nursing school in 2011, Anthony still can't find a job. Read more at Rappler. |
Workers Find Ways: The factory technician
When you open the bottle of Coke, it should be you "Open Happiness," said June of the San Fernando Coca-Cola Rank and File Union. Read more at Rappler. |
Workers Find Ways: The ship builder
After seeing his coworkers burn to death while on the job and their bodies disrespectfully removed, Marste of Samahan was appalled. Read more at Rappler. |
Workers Find Ways: The coop worker
"They attempted to assassinate me on February 28," narrated Antero of Maria Cecilia Farmworkers Association (Macfawa) in Isabela, a town in Negros Occidental province. Read more at Rappler. |
Workers Find Ways: The farm worker
Sugar workers in Negros province have historically been at the mercy of landlords who own vast tracts of land and operate their haciendas like feudal lords. Read more at Rappler. |
