Freedom of association and collective bargaining: National action plan, 2017-2022

The Philippine Government, through the DOLE, has established national and regional tripartite monitoring mechanisms tasked to: (a) facilitate innovative feasible solutions to long-standing Committee on Freedom of Association cases; (b) monitor and report progress of labour cases lodged before international bodies; (c) report violations to the concerned authorities and recommend appropriate action; and (d) facilitate gathering of relevant information on complaints submitted to the ILO and evaluate and recommend appropriate action/s. They particularly play an active role in helping ensure the full and swift investigation and resolution of the alleged acts of killings, harassment and abduction of trade union leaders and members through the active involvement of workers’ and employers’ representatives in the monitoring of cases.