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Workers’ coalition calls on government to extend urgent legal assistance to undocumented Filipinos in the U.S.

This week, leaders of the NAGKAISA Labor Coalition met with representatives from the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) in Manila to discuss, among...

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Labor group presses for Human Rights Defenders Protection Bill on Int’l Human Rights Day

As the world commemorates International Human Rights Day today, Dec. 10, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) has endorsed the passage of the Enhanced...

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Labor group calls on Congress to stop infighting; focus on basic issues like wages, instead

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) urged Congress to refrain from further engaging in what the labor group called as "political infighting" to address...

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Labor Group FFW to Marcos Administration: ICC is the best option for addressing crimes against humanity

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW), along with its allies in the NAGKAISA Labor Coalition, has called on the Marcos administration to allow the...

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Labor group launches Workers’ Rights Watch (WRW) on the eve of Araw ng Kagitingan

Amidst growing concerns over labor rights violations, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) announced the initiation of the FFW Workers' Rights Watch (WRW) in...

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Labor group invokes Catholic social teaching to advocate for P150 wage hike and real wage recovery

In a plea for economic justice, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) is harnessing the Catholic Church's social teachings to support their campaign for...

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Labor group okays DOLE membership to Global Coalition for Social Justice

Advocates for higher productivity, wage hike to welcome 2024 The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) greatly welcomes the Department of Labor and Employment's decision to...

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Big labor groups join call for ceasefire in Gaza; urge gov’t to issue visas to Palestinian spouses of Filipinos caught in war

At least seven of the nation’s biggest labor groups joined the United Nations in pushing for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza. Since Oct. 7,...

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Labor center hails landmark DOLE-CHR agreement

Calls for enhanced cooperation with CHR to protect trade unionists The 200,000 strong Federation of Free Workers (FFW) labor center lauded a momentous partnership between...

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A last look at 2020

Australian bushfire A raging bushfire engulfed Australia’s Kangaroo Island on Jan. 3. For five months, from October 2019 until March 2020, several bush fires blazed...

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