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WORK HARASSMENT TREATY RATIFICATION GETS SENATE OK

The Senate concurred with the Philippines’ ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO) convention addressing violence and harassment in the world of work. Voting 20-0-0, members of the chamber approved on third and final reading Proposed Resolution No. 877, concurring in the ratification of the ILO Convention No. 190, or the “Convention Concerning the Elimination […]

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NOGRALES LAUDS PBBM ENDORSEMENT OF ILO CONVENTION

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s endorsement for the Senate to ratify an International Labor Organization (ILO) convention that seeks to end violence and harassment in the workplace would go a long way towards ensuring workers’ safety and welfare, the chair of the House of Representatives Labor and Employment Committee. “President Marcos’ endorsement of ILO Convention 190 […]

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TULFO IS ASIA PACIFIC REP IN GENEVA LABOR CONFAB

Senator Raffy Tulfo represented the Asia Pacific Group (ASPAG) during the 111th Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland recently. Tulfo, who is honored to deliver a statement on behalf of ASPAG, relayed the group’s support for the Resolution and Conclusions of the Recurrent Discussion Committee on Labour Protection. The legislator noted that […]

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MIGRANT WORKERS’ ACCESS TO INFO GETS ILO OK

Senator Raffy Tulfo’s proposed amendment to include migrant workers’ right to have “access to relevant labour protection information” in the Draft Conclusions of the Committee on Labour Protection in the International Labor Organization (ILO) clinched the approval of both employers and workers groups. Tulfo’s amendment, which he said is essential to achieve universal and effective […]