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t risk democracies for people change the rules covid 19 pandemic news from unions peace democracy and rights we register alarm over the passage of republic act 11479 or the anti terrorism act of 2020 this law could easily be abused while human security the supposed aim of the anti terrorism act is a real concern the same should not be pursued through undemocratic means the act undermines due process as it empowers the executive branch to identify terrorist individuals or groups and to conduct warrantless arrests for at least fourteen 14 days with its deplorable record of human rights violations in the past four years in its war on drugs the philippines does not need another legal instrument to legitimize illegal arrests and extrajudicial killings we support the initiative of nagkaisa united coalition federation of free workers ffw kilusang mayo uno kmu sentro and other labor groups to petition the philippine supreme court to stop the implementation of this law for being inimical to workers interests and for being unconstitutional in the ituc report of 2020 the philippines is included in the top 10 most dangerous countries in the world for workers the philippine trade union movement can attest to the alarming level of repression of workers rights in the country there have been too many unexplained disappearances and killings of labor leaders and members moreover in its attempt to silence dissident labor leaders the philippine government has resorted to red tagging this tactic has not only jeopardized the lives of labor leaders it has also undermined efforts of trade unions to hold employers and government accountable for anti labor actions since these efforts are always maliciously exposed as bearing communist sentiments the united nations and the ilo committee of experts on the application of conventions and recommendations have on several occasions expressed disquiet about government s use of anti terror and other public order legislation to suppress human rights the anti terrorism act is a violation of ilo convention 87 on freedom of association and other international human rights obligations in the context of covid 19 the situation of filipino workers has worsened the philippine government itself projects that some 10 million filipinos will be out of jobs by the end of this year hundreds of thousands of overseas filipino workers ofws are also expected to return to the country due to job loss the health pandemic has also been used as a pretext by many employers to cut costs and further labor flexibility the department of labor and employment dole has bolstered employers efforts to circumvent existing labor standards by issuing advisories that allow employers to negotiate new terms of work under labor advisory no 17 issued may 16 for example employers are allowed to do the following transfer employees to another branch or outlet of the same employer assign employees to another function or position in the same office or branch reduce normal working hours rotate jobs and partially shutdown some units while continuing work in other units needless to say employers have been given the elbow room to negotiate reduction of pay along with these flexible work arrangements the pandemic has also been used by some to justify or deliberately conduct union busting activities for example at coca cola philippines three union leaders who were asserting the right of their members to a safe workplace were terminated for economic sabotage the government is also using the pandemic to attack informal sector workers who are most vulnerable denying them the right to livelihood the government is attempting to phase out jeepneys a move that would deny the livelihood of more than 500 000 transport workers around the country on top of this economic situation the philippines now has the second highest number of covid 19 positive cases in southeast asia yet the actions of government do not reflect the worsening situation instead of focusing on boosting its public health system and planning for economic recovery the philippine government has focused its energies on self serving political agendas such as the anti terrorism law and the closure of the abs cbn the largest tv network in the country the latter has resulted in the firing of at least 11 000 workers and the government does not seem to be disturbed by this massive job loss displaced workers of abs cbn have thus very little chances of finding new jobs ever since the congressional rejection of the abs cbn franchise renewal on july 10 trade unions have been rallying the philippine government to provide assistance and safety nets to displaced abs cbn workers the government s denial to renew its permit to operate after rappler editor maria ressa was convicted of libel is clearly an attack on freedom of expression and freedom of the press the situation of workers in the philippines is beyond appalling the attacks on the jobs and lives of workers must stop we call on the philippine government to rethink its current priorities and to focus instead on measures that will contain the pandemic and alleviate the lives of those severely affected especially those of displaced filipino workers in the country and overseas we remain in solidarity with the philippine trade union movement in its fight against increasing authoritarianism we pledge our continued support for the efforts of filipino unions and workers to restore democracy and peace in the country https www ituc csi org council of global unions statement philippines posted by ontario committee for human rights in the philippines july 22 2020 posted in uncategorized leave a comment on council of global unions statement on the suppression of democratic rights in the philippines filipina activist named one of world s young outstanding politicians jul 18 2020 ken e cagula davao today davao city philippines kabataan party list kp rep sarah elago is the lone filipino to be named one of the outstanding young politicians from across the world this 2020 the 30 year old lawmaker is among the five young leaders to receive the one young world politician of the year an award given annually to young politicians between 18 to 35 years old for using their positions to have a positive impact on young people in their communities and countries philippines and kabataan represent malugod na ibinabahagi ng kabataanpl ang pagkilala na ito sa lahat ng kabataan na nagsusulong ng bagong pulitika ng pag asa pagkilos at pagbabago na naglilingkod sa sambayanan nang buong husay at katapatan elago wrote in her facebook post other awardees are erik marquardt from germany joanah mamombe from zimbabwe michael tubbs from the united states and zarifa ghafari from afghanistan they will be presented with the award at the one young world 2021 summit in munich germany on april 23 26 next year elago is on her second term as representative of kp which is also a member of the progressive makabayan bloc she was the youngest female legislator of the philippine congress during her first term at the age of 26 the one young world a uk based non profit organization noted that elago is the principal author of the comprehensive free public higher education bill in 2017 working along with various youth organizations for the passage of a landmark law benefiting around two million college students each year since 2018 the group also recognized elago as the youngest of the board of trustees of the philippine legislators committee on population and development a member of the asean parliamentarians for human rights and as an ambassador for various non profit organizations elago is also the poorest member of the house of representatives with a net worth of php 85 400 based on her 2018 statement of assets liabilities and net worth davaotoday com posted by ontario committee for human rights in the philippines july 20 2020 posted in uncategorized leave a comment on filipina activist named one of world s young outstanding politicians open letter to minister of foreign affairs from concerned canadians july 17 2020 the honourable françois philippe champagne mp minister of foreign affairs house of commons office ottawa ontario k1a 0a6 dear honourable françois philippe champagne mp we are writing this letter to raise alarm regarding the gravity of the human rights situation and rapid erosion of democratic space in the philippines we ask that you take immediate action to address it on june 4 2020 the united nations high commissioner for human rights ms michelle bachelet issued a draft report to the united nations high commissioner for human rights on the situation in the philippines 1 the report identifies human rights violations arising from policies and laws related to public order and national security on june 25 2020 eleven united nations human rights experts declared that the human rights situation in the philippines has now reached a level of gravity requiring a robust intervention by the un this report was issued for the 44th un human rights council session in june 2020 and follows the adoption of the un human rights council resolution 41 2 last july 11 2019 on the human rights situation in the philippines we are writing to you to request that your office support the un high commissioner s report and that you aid in the establishment of independent mechanisms to monitor and investigate human rights violations we would very much appreciate the opportunity to meet with you and to discuss our concerns and the recommendations in this letter under the duterte government attacks against human rights defenders and journalists have increased while rights violations in relation to the drug war continue in the past two months human rights defenders like peasant leader gloria apique and relief worker jory porquia were killed rights workers and people in the church sector continue to face falsified referred to as trumped up criminal charges such as the case of karapatan gabriela and the rural missionaries of the philippines instead of releasing prisoners including political prisoners to decongest jails and to mitigate the impact of the pandemic inside these facilities rights defenders such as elderly teresita naul have been arrested and put in jail the human rights situation in the philippines has deteriorated even further as a result of the covid 19 pandemic emergency measures employed by government supposedly to address the impacts of the pandemic have been used as pretext for further constriction of democratic and civic spaces in the country more than 30 000 individuals have been arrested for allegedly violating the government s enhanced community quarantine for actions such as not wearing face masks or for going outside one s home for valid reasons detainees have been subjected to arbitrary arrests and cruel degrading and inhuman treatment many of the documented cases show that those arrested were daily wage earners and homeless persons who were merely asking for food aid from the government the rights to freedom of speech and of expression have also been increasingly curtailed through the arrest and penalization of ordinary individuals who express discontent with government measures regarding the pandemic on july 10 2020 abs cbn the country s largest news network was shut down after being critical of duterte s government the need for support is now more urgent following the passage of the anti terror act on july 3 2020 this law is expected to come into force on july 18 2020 families of victims of the war on drugs peasant and indigenous communities trade unionists lawyers faith based formations human rights defenders and the political opposition in the philippines have raised deep concern about dangerous implications the act will have on the worsening climate of impunity under president duterte bachelet s report indicates that the act would weaken human rights safeguards broadens the definition of terrorism and expands the period of detention without warrant in a press release following the ratification of the law members of ecuvoice expressed their grave concerns that the new draconian measure will only worsen the philippine government s human rights abuses and violations in light of the grave concerns raised in bachelet s report and the worsening human rights situation we urge your office to 1 publicly support bachelet s report to the un high commissioner for human rights and its recommendations 2 convey to the members of the human rights council that canada strongly supports and urges immediate action towards the creation of a mechanism for the independent monitoring and investigation on the rights situation in the country including ensuring that special procedures mandate holders have access to the country 3 suspend all support for and cooperation with the armed forces of the philippines afp and the philippine national police pnp including training and redirect canada s assistance towards strengthening the capacity of human rights defenders and organizations 4 suspend the sale and transfer of all military and defence equipment to the philippine government and invoke the special economic measures act which can be used to prohibit the transfer or trade of goods to a specific country because of their human rights record 5 respond to the recommendation of the eleven united nations human rights experts that states that member states initiate whenever possible governmental sanctions and criminal prosecution against individual philippine officials who have committed incited or failed to prevent human rights abuses thank you for your consideration we look forward to receiving your response to these urgent concerns including an opportunity to meet and discuss these recommendations sincerely yours alliance for peoples health anakbayan canada anakbayan toronto andrea mann director of global relations anglican church of canada bayan canada beaconsfield initiative canadian labour congress clc canadian union of public employees cupe canada philippines solidarity for human rights filipino canadian writers and journalists network gabriela british columbia international coalition on human rights in the philippines canada international league of peoples struggle in canada ichrp quebec kairos canada kairos british columbia and yukon migrante british columbia mining watch mission inclusion national union of public and general employees nupge ontario secondary school teachers federation osstf public service alliance of canada psac stop the killings network in the philippines canada network sulong university of british columbia unifor united church of canada united steelworkers usw posted by ontario committee for human rights in the philippines july 18 2020 posted in uncategorized leave a comment on open letter to minister of foreign affairs from concerned canadians arrest of balingasag 7 draws condemnation from indigenous groups jul 02 2020 davao today davao city philippines lumad organizations and 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