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Palace saddened Ph tagged as one of 10 'worst countries' for workers
By Nidz Godino
"Well, we are saddened by report but I am sure state of workers was affected by pandemic because we are heading towards second year of the pandemic," presidential spokesman Herminio Roque Jr. said at a press briefing Malacañang was saddened by Philippines' inclusion in an international trade union group's list of ten worst countries for workers, saying COVID-19 pandemic has affected the plight of labor sector.
The 2021 Global Rights Index of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) claimed governments and employers have exploited pandemic to dismiss workers who exposed vital information about spread of virus in workplaces; violated collective bargaining rights; increased surveillance of workers, undermined right to privacy; and restricted free speech and assembly.
According to report, ten worst countries for working people in 2021 are Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Honduras, Myanmar, Turkey, Zimbabwe and the Philippines. It also cited murder of trade unionists in the Philippines, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Myanmar and Nigeria.
"We believe that as number of vaccinated people increases and as we reopen our economy, condition of workers in the country will improve," he stressed.
The government is gradually reopening economy as it strives to strike a balance between restoring livelihood of workers sidelined by lockdowns and containing pandemic, which has claimed lives of more than 25,000 people in the Philippines.
The latest ITUC Global Rights Index ranked 149 countries on the degree of respect for workers' rights. It concluded 2021 is year when democracy "has come under renewed attack" as the number of countries that impeded registration of unions rose from 89 last year to 109 and number of countries where freedom of speech and assembly was "denied" or "constrained" increased from 56 in 2020 to 64 this year.
Report showed 87% of countries violated right to strike, 79% of them violated the right to collectively bargain, and 74% of countries excluded workers from the right to establish and join trade union. Workers were exposed to violence in 45 countries, had no or restricted access to justice in 65% of countries, and experienced arbitrary arrests and detention in 68 countries.
"COVID-19 pandemic has devastated jobs, communities and lives… Global Rights Index exposes shameful roll call of governments and companies that have pursued an anti-union agenda in face of workers who have stood on front line providing essential work to keep economies and communities functioning," ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow said in a statement.
"When COVID-19 hit, we learned who the heroes are…workers everywhere cared for the sick, put food on our tables, and kept economy moving…but despite all that, workers are under attack like never before," she concluded.
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