Pillar 1: Rights At Work
Accomplishment Highlights
INTENDED
OUTCOME
Enabling policy
environment for the
protection and effective
implementation of the
rights and welfare of
workers strengthened
Rights At Work: A Summary
TARGET
13 Outputs
29 Projects
ACCOMPLISHMENT
13 Outputs
23 Projects
MILESTONE
HIGHLIGHTS
1. Application of ratified
international labor
standards specially
Core
13 Outputs
19
Projects
Conventions
improved/strengthened
OUTPUT 1: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
• 16 Bills filed in the Congress of the
Philippines
Labor Law
Reforms
• Bill on security of tenure included in the TEC
agenda
• Draft bill giving Congress the sole power to
reorganize the national government
OUTPUT 1: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Labor Law
Reforms
• Policy review on:
 Rule XXII of DO 40-03 on conciliation,
mediation and assumption of jurisdiction
 Guidelines in the conduct of PNP personnel,
private security guards, company guard forces
during strikes, lockouts and labor disputes in
general
• Key Principles for Labor Policy Reforms
in the 21st Century
OUTPUT 1: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
• Labor Code Reform and Review Project
resulted to a consolidated Trade Union
position and proposal on:
Labor Law
Reforms
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Freedom of association
Security of tenure
Contractualization
Assumption of jurisdiction
Gender dimension incorporated in drafting
the provisions
OUTPUT 1: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
• Strengthening compliance to ILO C87:
Labor Law
Reforms
 Tripartite partners highly involved in the
activities related to the ILO Technical Mission
 Tripartite response to ILO requests on:
Arts. 234c, 237a, 264, 269 and 270
 ILO Technical Mission resulted to a Technical
Cooperation Program
OUTPUT 1: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
• Series of TIPC consultation were
conducted on the proposed IRR
Effective
Implementation of
RA 9481
• Department Order No. 40-F-03, s. 2008
issued
• Educational activities conducted
• Issues on certain provisions of the IRR
were put forward
OUTPUT 1: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Strengthen application
and compliance with
8 Core ILO Conventions
Joint DOLE-PEZA Project
“Understanding Labor Disputes and the
Role of Zone Police and Private Security
Guards in Maintaining Industrial Peace”
• Joint DOLE-PEZA Administrative Order
issued last Sept. 2009 creating a TWG
to implement the DOLE-PEZA MOA
OUTPUT 1: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Joint DOLE-PEZA Project
Strengthen application
and compliance with
8 Core ILO Conventions
• 4 batches of lecture-seminars conducted
 right to self-organization
 understanding the nuances in labormanagement relations
 role of zone police and security guards
in ensuring industrial peace and harmony
 procedures on conflict management and
conciliation-mediation in handling strikes,
lockouts and labor disputes
OUTPUT 1: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Strengthen application
and compliance with
8 Core ILO Conventions
• Influenced PEZA to developed standard
disputes/complaint reporting and
monitoring forms and database
• Hand-over Call to Action for Decent Work
to concerned national government
agencies and LGUs
• 3 regional training on CLS, Decent Work
and CSR
OUTPUT 1: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
• Multi-stakeholder inputs considered
Reporting
Obligations under
Article 22
in the preparation of the Draft Final
Report
• Labor group (TUCP) comments on
the Application by the Philippine
Government of C87 submitted to ILO
OUTPUT 1: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Subsectoral
Organizing for
WIE
• Sectoral organizing on-going
• Module on Informal Sector organizing
developed
OUTPUT 2: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
• Draft amendments to D.O. 18-02
prepared and presented to the TIPCTEC and the DOLE Regional Directors
Better job security
promoted
• Bills submitted to the 14th Congress
• Trade Union support for the bills
clinched as a result of regional consultations
conducted by labor groups
OUTPUT 2: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Better job
security
promoted
• Philippine Employer Labor Social Partnership
and Join Foreign Chambers meeting resulted
to:
 JFC’s openness to implement existing law
and IRR
 JFC also open to establish social dialogue
mechanism to address concerns on
contractualization
• Trade Union support for the bills
clinched as a result of regional consultations
conducted by labor groups
3. International labor
standards ratified
OUTPUT 3: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
C177 (Homework)
Push for the
ratification of eight
ILO Conventions
• TIPC recommended its ratification
• Consultation with other group of workers
resulted to wider support for the Convention
• PGMA en banc issued a directive for DOLE
and PLLO to speed up the process
OUTPUT 3: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Maritime Labour Convention 2006
• Regional consultation conducted
Push for the
ratification of eight • Gaps were identified and proposed policy
ILO Conventions
actions were developed
• Action for the ratification of the MLC developed
OUTPUT 3: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Maritime Labour Convention 2006
• TIPC resolutions:
Push for the
ratification of eight  Recommendation for ratification
 Recommendation for immediate
ILO Conventions
compliance pending ratification
OUTPUT 3: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
C185 (Seafarers’ Identity Documents)
Push for the
ratification of eight
ILO Conventions
• Sectoral consultations conducted
• TIPC recommended its ratification
• TIPC resolution calling for the coverage of
non-seafarers and offshore workers on board
vessels in maritime navigation
OUTPUT 3: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Push for the
ratification of eight
ILO Conventions
C187 (Promotional Framework on
Occupational Safety and Health)
• Consultations among stakeholders
conducted
OUTPUT 3: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Proposed international instrument for
Domestic Workers
Initiate preparatory
work for five ILO
Conventions/proposed
instrument
• Tripartite partners participated in the
Philippine Campaign for Domestic Workers
• Tripartite responses developed and
submitted to ILO
• Stakeholders’ consultations were conducted
OUTPUT 3: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Proposed international instrument for
Domestic Workers
Initiate preparatory
work for five ILO
Conventions/proposed
instrument
• Tripartite partners participated in the
Philippine Campaign for Domestic Workers
• Tripartite responses developed and
submitted to ILO
• Stakeholders’ consultations were conducted
OUTPUT 3: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
C 162 (Safety in the use of Asbestos)
Initiate preparatory
work for five ILO
Conventions/proposed
instrument
• HB 6544 on Banning the importation,
manufacture, processing, use or distribution
in commerce of asbestos and asbestoscontaining products
• Ban Asbestos Campaign resulted to:
 Sustained info dissemination on issues
on asbestos
 Joint Communique on Ban Asbestos
OUTPUT 3: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
C 162 (Safety in the use of Asbestos)
Initiate preparatory
work for five ILO
Conventions/proposed
instrument
• Documentation on improper asbestos removal
resulted to media investigation and inspection
• Series of consultations conducted to develop
a national program for the elimination of
asbestos-related diseases based the WHO/ILO
OUTPUT 3: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
C 162 (Safety in the use of Asbestos)
Initiate preparatory
work for five ILO
Conventions/proposed
instrument
• Proposed measures at the workplace based
on C162 and the CCO for asbestos developed
• Lobbying efforts to introduce the campaign
on banning asbestos resulted to committee
hearing and agreement in the Lower House to
consolidate pending asbestos-related bills
4. Worst forms of child
labor eliminated
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Implementation of
the PPACL
Sagip Batang Manggagawa
• 62 Duty bearers from 16 regions
underwent Training for Labor Inspectors,
Hearing Officers and Sheriffs on the
Effective Enforcement of RA 9231 and
RA 9203
• Draft manual on the Conduct of Inspection,
Rescue and Enforcement Proceedings in
Child Labor Cases for labor inspectors,
sheriffs, hearing officers and child labor
program coordinators developed
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Kabuhayan Para Sa Magulang ng Batang
Manggagawa (KASAMA) Program
Implementation of
the PPACL
• Php4.702M livelihood assistance provided
to 296 parents of child laborers
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Advocacy work resulted to:
Implementation of
the PPACL
• Signing of commitment to action against
child labor by barangay officials
• Ordinance for the mandatory registration
of recruitment agencies at the barangay
level passed in Cebu
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Advocacy work resulted to:
Implementation of
the PPACL
• Children’ Welfare Code in Davao, Sultan
Kudarat and Ifugao
• Model ordinance on the prevention and
elimination of child labor developed and
presented to barangay officials in Tacloban
and Ormoc
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Eliminating Child Labor in the Tobacco
Industry Project
Implementation of
the PPACL
• 286 children and their families provided
with education and livelihood assistance
Project Angel Tree
• 1,447 child laborers’ provided with various
assistance
1,447
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Employers’ advocacy
against child labor
• Annual recognition of child-friendly and
child labor-free establishments
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Anti- child labor monitoring prevention
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Sustained anti-child labor/trafficking-dedicated
hotlines, platform for regular communication –
websites
www.tucp.org.ph
www.trafficking.org.ph
www.unionsaynotochildlabor.org
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Anti- child labor monitoring prevention
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Installed prevention measures and messages
in the operational procedures of 49 transport
companies and port workers
 Help Lines and Service Guides
 Helpdesks and Public addressing system
 Inspection of minors in bus terminals
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Anti- child labor monitoring prevention
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Printed 4 sets and disseminated 69,175 IECs
and advocacy materials
• Monitored and processed 14 incidents
involving 40 children
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Anti- child labor monitoring prevention
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• 288 inquiries handled and monitored
• 20 incidents of trafficking in persons
intercepted/prevented and referred to
appropriate agencies
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Anti- child labor monitoring prevention
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Lobbied for the passage of 11 local
instruments providing protection for
trafficking in person victims
• Developed some 2,347 trained trade
union monitors and community
advocates
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Anti- child labor monitoring prevention
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Affiliated transport unions show antitrafficking videos and posted prevention
materials on board buses, vessels, union
offices and terminals
• 35 formal partnership agreement signed
with affiliated overland and sea-based
transport companies, workers organizations
and other support groups
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Anti- child labor monitoring prevention
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Supported 62 trafficking in person orientation
and information activities
 Employers and workers in the
transportation sector
 Members of TUCP-assisted communities in
14 pilot areas nationwide
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Prosecution
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Developed and operated a centralized
database on trafficking in persons and
related cases
 588 completed Standard Report Forms
entered into the database
 155 government, NGOs in 12 regions
adopted the system and participated
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Workers Alliance
against child labor
Prosecution
• Developed and operated a centralized
database on trafficking in persons and
related cases
190 trained front liners as trainer, encoder,
administrator of the database at the local
level
 Partnership agreements signed with 464
individuals (government, NGOs, LGUs,
media, trade unions) for data collection and
submission
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Reintegration
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Developed guide instruments for service
providers and victims/survivors
 Monitoring forms for trafficking and other
related information, cases/complaints
 Computerized monitoring and data banking
system
 Flowcharts and manuals for accessing
services and programs
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Reintegration
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Free transportation provided by affiliated
transport unions to returning trafficking in
person victims and their families
• Lobbied for the construction of additional/
expansion of existing shelter and facilities in
Cavite, Negros Occidental and Compostela
Valley
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Reintegration
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Partnership agreement with 14 TUCP
trained private law groups, civic
organizations, law schools, law students
and public/private legal practitioners for
free legal assistance, counseling and referral
services
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Reintegration
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• 30 trafficking in person (TIP) victims from
14 areas were provided services by trained
PAO lawyers, CHR’s human rights action
officers and community-based TIP advocates
 Preparation of affidavits, sworn statements,
other compliant documents
 Gathering of evidences
 Referral to agencies for support services
 Representation in court hearings
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Reintegration
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Affiliated federations engage in alternative
economic activities to support families of
child laborers
• Utilized labor and management cooperation
and other social dialogue mechanisms to
influence company support for anti-child labor
programs in their CSR initiatives
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Reintegration
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• CSR initiatives include:
 8 welding machines donated to TESDA
benefitting 35 students
 12 sewing machines donated and
transportation allowance of Php60/day
sustained the attendance of trainees
• Talks on-going for a pre-school program/
learning center for child laborers
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Direct Services
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Free skills training on in-demand skills and
other basic skills offered by the TUCP
Workers’ College
• Assisted placement for workers and family
members
• Organized/Participated in 2 major jobs and
skills matching fairs
OUTPUT 4: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Direct Services
Workers Alliance
against child labor
• Run 5 family welfare clinics providing info
and services on family planning, primary
health care and medical outreach programs
 35,000 individuals benefitted
5. Labor standards
enforcement intensified
OUTPUT 5: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
• 65 TUCP OSH-POSITIVE trainers – 22
are Core trainers
Conduct capability
building training on
ILS, LSEF and
OSH- POSITIVE
• Conducted training of labor unions on
OSH using the Participation-Oriented
Safety Improvement by Trade Union
Initiative (POSITIVE) Approach
• 4 Regional trainings for non-TUCP
union leaders conducted
OUTPUT 5: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Expand Social
Compliance
Enterprise Level
Assessment
• 3 companies were provided assistance
on Social Management System based
on international standard for social
accountability (SA 8000)
6. Core labor standards
in IFIs policies, programs
and projects
mainstreamed
OUTPUT 6: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
ALNI/P on
mainstreaming CLS
in IFIs
• NAPOCOR case documentation on noncompliance with CLS undertaken
• Filing of case against ADB for noncompliance with CLS
• Training of union IFI advocates conducted
OUTPUT 6: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
ALNI/P on
mainstreaming CLS
in IFIs
• Development of workers’ guide to the ADB
CLS handbook
• Re-establishment of Regional (Asia)
Network on promoting CLS in IFIs policies,
programs and projects
OUTPUT 7: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
• Bills on multi-employer bargaining
Multi-employer
bargaining
promoted
developed and filed in the Congress
of the Philippines
• Broad TU support generated through
5 regional consultations
OUTPUT 8: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Enforcement of
Labor and OSH
Standards intensified
• 2008 = 33,298 establishments were
covered by labor standards compliance
assistance
• 1st sem of 2009 = 5,792 establishments
covered
OUTPUT 8: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
• 2009
Enforcement of
Labor and OSH
Standards intensified
 86.16% compliance rate under selfassessment
 55.4% under inspection
 65.26% under Technical Assistance
Visits
OUTPUT 9: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Policy advocacy on
the Magna Carta for
WIE
• Lobby efforts continue to support the bills
sponsored by Rep. Fernandez and Sen.
Santiago
• PHILLSI will assist the sector to enhance
the bill for refilling in the 15th Congress
OUTPUT 10: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Decent work for
Filipino migrant
workers examined
and determined
• Consultation on Decent Work Indicators
for migrant workers conducted
• Action Plan to derive the decent work
indicators for migrant workers developed
OUTPUT 11: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Strengthen
responses to the
Annual GFMD
• Policy paper on Migration and
Development: Perspective from the
2nd Global Forum on Migration and
Development
OUTPUT 12: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
Decent work in
the public sector
measured
• CSC has signify its interest to partner with
ILS on research-related activities to promote
decent work for the public sector
OUTPUT 13: MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS
• Workers’ Congress last March 2009
resulted to:
Equal representation
for public sector unions
In the PSLMC
advocated
 Increased number of workers’
representatives from 4 to 8
 Proposals for discussion at the PSLMC:
 Lowering of membership requirement for
organization/union registration from 30%
to 10%
 Providing voting power to union reps at the
PSLMC
Salamat!