female worker in banana processing

Workers' rights in rural sectors

Improving Workers' Rights in Rural Sectors of the Philippines

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.

At work at the Tagum Agricultural Development Company, Inc. (TADECO), the Philippines' largest exporter of banana products. © J. Dumbrique/ILO
Project details

1 December 2020 - 26 March 2025

US Department of Labor (US DOL)

RAS/20/07/USA

Manila, Philippines

The 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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two women smiling at the camera in the fishing port of General Santos in the Philippines
Project achievements

Project achievements

Results focused on the fishing, banana and mining sectors in the Philippines.

Improving working conditions of women rural workers

Project Partners

  • Government: Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) national and regional levels, Department of Health (DOH), Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Department of Environment and Natural Resources– Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENRMGB), Philippine Commission of Women (PCW), and other agencies under the Occupational Safety and Health Intergovernmental Coordination and Cooperation Council (OSH IGC3)
  • Workers: Associated Labor Union – Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU TUCP), Federation of Free Workers (FFW), Sentro ng Progresibo at Nagkakaisang Manggagawa (SENTRO), Malaya Small Scale Miners Association (MSSMA) and the National Coalition of Small-Scale Miners of the Philippines,
    Inc. (NCSSMPI)
  • Employers: Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), Philippine Banana Growers, Exporters Association (PBGEA), SockSarGen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries, SarGen Fishport Tuna Handline Fishing Association, member companies of the Caraga Mining Industry Tripartite Council
  • Photo of Cerilyn Pastolero
    Cerilyn Pastolero
    Project Manager

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