Filipino workers mark International Labor Day on May 1 with protest marches in the Philippine capital Manila despite strict health restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Jire Carreon for LiCAS.news)
By LiCAS.news
Jul 9 2021
A church group in the Philippines called on President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday to exert efforts to help the labor sector before his term of office ends next year.
In a statement, the Church People-Workers Solidarity said the president seemed to have forgotten his campaign promise to end the practice of “contractualization” and to improve labor conditions.
“Contractualization” refers to the hiring of employees under a fixed-term contract, which is prevalent in various industries and a cause of concern for low-income Filipino workers.
Duterte also promised free land distribution when he campaigned for the presidency, but the church group said “not only has he failed to implement a genuine land reform program, he has also cracked down on those who dared to fight for it.”
The group also scored the killings of workers, farmers and fisherfolk during the president’s six-year administration.
“President Duterte’s campaign slogan promised the Filipino people that ‘change is coming,’” read the group’s statement.
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