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SLIDESHOW: Train to Gutom, Liar King, and other Labor Day photos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 11:57 PM

Tens of thousands of workers and their supporters joined the 2018 Labor Day protests around the country to express dissatisfaction over the government’s labor policies.   Read more »

Hard work

George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
Posted at May 01 11:49 PM

A worker attaches metal coils on a rope tied into a crane on Labor Day, Tuesday. President Duterte has signed an executive order against illegal contractualization and warmed firms who practice “endo” that their days are numbered.  Read more »

Labor Day protest

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 11:29 AM

Activists march along the stretch of España Avenue in Manila during the annual Labor Day protest on Tuesday.  Read more »

Seeking an end to 'endo'

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 11:23 AM

Activists protest for workers’ rights in Manila on Labor Day.  Read more »

European business group cautions against total contractualization ban

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 05:37 PM

The government should continue to allow the hiring of short-term labor for some industries even as it cracks down on "endo" or end of contract, the head of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines said Wednesday.  Read more »

A plea to Jollibee

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 11:30 AM

Members of militant labor group, Kilusang Mayo Uno and Alyansa ng mga Manggawa Laban sa Kontraktwalisyon march from Morayta to Mendillo, as part of their weekly Black Friday Protest against labor contractualization on Friday. Read more »

'Kalbaryo ng Maralita'

George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 04:53 PM

Protesters reenact the Passion of Christ as they stage their annual “Kalbaryo ng Maralita” protest in observance of Holy Week at Mendiola bridge in Manila on Tuesday. The group pressed for the fulfillment of President Duterte’s campaign promises to end the prevalent practice of labor contractualization or 'endo' (end of contract).    Read more »

Women workers against ‘endo’

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 08:47 PM

Militant women and labor groups protest the administration's unfulfilled promise of ending labor contractualization or 'endo' (end of contract), on Friday, in Quezon City. President Duterte has asked for more time to study a compromise solution, given that current labor laws allow some forms of contractualization, such as for seasonal jobs.  Read more »

‘Black Hearts Day’

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 12:58 PM

Health workers on Wednesday called for a 'black hearts day' to protest the government's insensitivity to the needs of the health sector. Read more »

Jollibee says complying with anti-'endo' order

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 11:16 AM

Jollibee Foods Corp said Wednesday it was complying with government regulations against "endo" or labor-only contracting, as it dealt with a labor complaint. Read more »

DOLE: Some publicly listed corporations violate labor laws

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 03:28 AM

After telco giant, PLDT, the labor department is now setting its sights on other publicly listed companies which may be violating labor laws.  Read more »

"Endo" remains a contentious issue a year into the Duterte presidency

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 10:14 PM

An intensive drive by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) against "endo" or the end-of-contract scheme has resulted in the regularization of almost 50,000 workers during President Duterte’s first year in office.   Read more »

Total ban on 'contractualization' not possible right now: Bello

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 09:34 PM

Amid calls from workers nationwide to put a stop to contractualization, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Labor Day admitted that a ban on the practice is not yet legally possible. Read more »

Employers to comply with 'difficult' DOLE order on 'endo'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 01:10 AM

Businesses will find it difficult to follow the government's new order on "endo" but they will comply with it, according to the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP).  Read more »

The end of contractualization?

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN news
Posted at Mar 16 07:45 PM

A waiter uses white gloves to keep glasses clean at a hotel facility in Makati, the country's major business district on Wednesday. Labor groups raised concern on the new DOLE Department Order (DO) 174 signed by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello on Thursday, which allegedly still allows labor contractualization. Read more »

New DOLE order seeks to regulate labor-only contracting

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Updated as of Jun 16 03:57 PM

The labor department will implement next year a new order with will regulate labor-only contractualization, but the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines is against the measure. Read more »

D.O. 30, layong wakasan ang 'endo'

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Updated as of Jun 16 03:21 PM

Ipatutupad na sa susunod na taon ang bagong order na sagot umano ng DOLE sa isyu ng kontraktwalisasyon. Read more »

‘Endo’ death seen with new labor rules, officials say

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Updated as of Dec 21 11:26 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver on his promise to stop “endo” or illegal labor contractualization, once he approves a draft of new hiring rules, officials said. Read more »

'Win-win solution' sa endo, kinondena ng mga manggagawa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 09:48 AM

Inilabas ng mga labor group ang draft ng bagong kautusan ng DOLE na pinapaboran ang pagpapatuloy ng kontraktuwalisasyon.  Read more »