Philippines

A Participatory Research on impact of COVID 19 of workers in informal economy: Documenting Solidarity-Based Actions as Social Protection Response

2021-05-21

A Participatory Research on impact of COVID 19 of workers in informal economy: Documenting Solidarity-Based Actions as Social Protection Response
By The Homenet Philippines and PATAMABA

1. To describe the impact of COVID-19 in the informal worker
communities identified for the research, with primary focus on Rizal
province (municipalities of Angono and Taytay).
2. To document and assess the solidarity-based actions already
conducted in the sites.
3. To share and derive lessons from the research results not only to the

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LOCKDOWN STORIES Workers’ Struggles Amid the Pandemic

2021-05-21

LOCKDOWN STORIES Workers’ Struggles Amid the Pandemic
By Center for Trade Union and Human Rights & Women Workers in Struggle for Employment, Empowerment and Emancipation

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RISKING LIFE AND LIMB IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON ECONOMIC SITUATION OF BPO WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE NEED FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION

2021-05-21

RISKING LIFE AND LIMB IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON ECONOMIC SITUATION OF BPO WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE NEED FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION
by BPO Industry Employees Network

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Online Premiere of Victim Diaries

2021-04-21

Online premiere of Victim Diaries. Victim Diaries documented the situation of occupational and environmental victims under the pandemic. Watch the testimonies of victims, their struggle against their condition and COVID 19 and how they keep up the hope.

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Financing Social Protection Floors in South East Asia

2021-03-25

The Recommendation 202 on social protection floors (SPF), promoted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and adopted in 2012, is intended to ensure essential health care and basic income security worldwide for children, people of working age who are unable to earn a sufficient income and the elderly. The SPF requires country members to develop a comprehensive social protection system including social security guarantees for the whole life cycle of citizens. However, social protection is very new to many grassroots organizations and proves to be complex in many levels.