Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
to Workers:
Deaths and Destitution
April 2016
Outline
1. Introduction
2. Job Crisis
3. Depressed wages, cheap labor force
4. Discrimination and exploitation of women workers and child laborers
5. Enslaving and squeezing the workers harder
6. Disaster and demolition King
7. Poverty and destitution for the majority, growth for the few
8. Deaths and worsening conditions at work
9. Comprehensive attack against trade union and workers rights
10. Resistance and struggle for the workers
11. Conclusion and perspective
Introduction
• Livelihoods of the poor are not spared as public Most violent demolitions:
markets became targets of demolition to allow entry
of private developers. •Laperal Compound-Makati;
•Corazon de Jesus-San Juan;
•Silverio Compound-Paranaque;
•and San Roque-Quezon City
Poor majority, wealthy few
• In summary:
o Aquino is a consistent and loyal executor of neoliberal policies and
programs
o Unemployment and poor condition of workers worsened
o Wielded comprehensive attacks on livelihood and rights of workers
o Cunningly concealed anti-poor policies and programs
o The people also have to follow the commitments made by the Philippines in Paris
Agreement concerning climate change which include for instance the use of clean
energy which may affect livelihoods of the poor, as in the case of e-jeeps.
o Some developments at the United Nations offered some space for campaign and
advocacy. The UN clarified and affirmed the legal obligation of the state regarding the
rights for just and favorable working condition. This means, that like civil and
political rights, states or governments are legally responsible to ensure that
workplaces implement and respect the right to just and favorable conditions at work.