Workers' rights in rural sectors
Improving Workers' Rights in Rural Sectors of the Philippines with a Focus on Women
This ILO project, funded by the US Department of Labor (US DOL), aims to improve the promotion and compliance to labour laws, occupational safety and health, and gender equality in the rural sectors in the Philippines and Indonesia, with a focus on women workers.
Duration
1 December 2020 - 30 November 2024
Development partner(s)
US Department of Labor (US DOL)
Reference
RAS/20/07/USA
Additional details
Access project dashboardThe Project aims to improve working conditions, especially for women workers, through labour laws compliance, occupational safety and health and gender equality, in the rural sectors in the Philippines and Indonesia. The project is implemented as part of Safety + Health for All, the ILO Flagship Programme to improve safety and health of workers worldwide.
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Project Partners
Government
- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and its relevant attached bureaus and agencies
- Department of Agriculture (DA)
- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
- Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)
- Department of Health (DOH)
- Philippine Commission of Women (PCW)
- Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
- Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
- National OSH Inter-Government Coordination and Cooperation Committee (OSH-IGC3)
Workers
- Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO)
- Federation of Free Workers (FFW)
- Trade Union Congress of the Philippines - Associated Labour Unions (TUCP-ALU)
- National Trade Union Congress (NTUC)
- Alliance of Workers in the Informal Economy/Sector (ALLWIES),
- IndustriALL Global Unions
- Other national and sectoral workers’ organizations
Employers
- Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP)
- Local chambers of commerce and member organizations
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Cerilyn PastoleroProject Manager
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