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.
Duration
1 December 2020 - 26 March 2025
Development partner(s)
US Department of Labor (US DOL)
Reference
RAS/20/07/USA
Location
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.
Project achievements
Results focused on the fishing, banana and mining sectors in the Philippines.
News and updates
Work with us
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
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Cerilyn PastoleroProject Manager
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Media Advisory
ILO, USDOL to launch new project to support rural workers
Press release
ILO, USDOL launch new project to support rural workers
Government, employers and workers’ organizations, UN and other partners join hands to support decent work for rural workers
Launch of the Project on Improving Workers’ Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women
Decent work
Promoting decent work in the rural sectors in the Philippines (long version)
Value chains
Meeting with workers in the banana industry on ILO, UN international policy frameworks for due diligence
Decent work in the banana industry
Review of the Voluntary Code of Good Practices on decent work in the banana industry
Promoting Decent Work in the Rural Sectors in the Philippines (short version)
Social Dialogue in Mining Sector
Strengthening employers’ capacity for enhanced social dialogue in the mining industry
Rural Sectors in the Philippines
ILO Consults Partners on a Baseline Study and Sectoral Assessment for the Rural Sectors in the Philippines
OSH and gender in the fishing industry
Briefing on promoting labour laws compliance, OSH and gender in the fishing industry
Press release
ILO, ECOP partner for responsible labour practices in rural sectors
Press release
Gender equality through improved labour standards compliance in the Philippines
Rural women need gender equality, workplace safety
Decent pay and work conditions
Workers' rights in rural sectors
Improving working conditions of women rural workers
Labour inspection
Executive course on Strategic Compliance Planning
ILO in action in the Philippines
Helping workers' organizations protect the vulnerable and promote compliance