Labor Day with the President 5/1/2024

GREAT WISHES FOR BRINGING BACK UNITY ON LABOR DAY!

TUCP Vice-President Temistocles Dejon, Jr.
                                                          

 MESSAGE

To all Members: AWATU-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP)

                                                  

On behalf of the All Workers Alliance Trade Union (AWATU-TUCP). 

To my fellow workers and members. We are confronted with so many challenges and the most difficult part of that, is we appeal to our lawmakers for the P150 legislated wage hike. Congress should act now and address workers' plight with a much-needed increase to make ends meet for our beloved workers.

With this in mind, through the invitation of DOLE, I will attend Labor Day with President Bongbong Marcos to bring to his attention several kinks confronting our labor sector. There were many equally important details lined up for this Labor Day event to be held in Malacañang Palace like the signing of the Joint Development Plan and establishment of the Workers Rehabilitation Complex (WRC) and the TOWER award for those Outstanding Workers of the Philippines and I am going to be a witness to represent labor on this significant day!

As we celebrate Labor Day in the Philippines, workers are in a quandary on issues that aggravate the challenges of the labor force due to extraordinary inflation and the high cost of living that weakens the minimum wage standards in the country, especially in the provinces. Filipinos are not earning enough to cover their basic needs and to support their daily cost of living. Seasonal workers are out of work or thrown into the informal sector. Those still classified as 'employed' are trapped in precarious work which is largely short-term contractual arrangements or ENDO jobs. 

In addition, a much-needed Healthy Workplace Toolkits should be placed on hand to address the  ILO's bringing back worker safety. Funded by the Government of Japan initiative.

Hopefully, as your designated officer to the National Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (NTIPC) to help us with a conduit to address those pressing problems of labor such as contractualization and immediate wage increases.

With this on hand, the AWATU-TUCP National President, Tim Dejon, Jr. is one with our visions and goals for our country with the Theme of this Labor Day - Empower the Labor Force with Decent Wages, More Jobs, and Healthy Environment!

We in the Labor Group, the AWATU-TUCP expressed our sincerest Congratulations to the new hero of the world - the labor sector. We will never forget what you have contributed to the development and progress of our country and to the workplace you are designated. With our great admiration and appreciation belongs to AWATU-TUCP and other labor sectors. Cheers to this very significant day!

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