FILE PHOTO: Activists demanding higher pay and more benefits for personnel in public and private hospitals and health institutions mark National Health Workers鈥� Day with a protest march in Manila on May 5, 2023. The Philippines is again among the world鈥檚 10 worst countries for workers, as indicated in the 2024 Global Rights Index of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). 聽蜜桃工作室/RICHARD A. REYES
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Philippines is again among the world鈥檚 10 worst countries for workers, as indicated in the 2024 Global Rights Index of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
Based on the survey, the country is one of the countries worldwide where workers are 鈥渆xposed to unfair labor practices鈥� and 鈥渉ave no access to their rights.鈥�
The Philippines is included in the ITUC study鈥檚 10 worst countries for workers since 2017.
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In the 2024 Global Rights Index, the country obtained a rating of five as workers are found to have 鈥渘o guarantee of rights.鈥� The Philippines was given the same rating in ITUC鈥檚 review in 2023.
It likewise noted that unions and unionists in the country face many challenges, citing alleged obstacles in union formation and the deaths of trade unionists.
Joining the Philippines in the category are:
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Eswatini
- Guatemala
- Myanmar
- Tunisia
- Turkey
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On the other hand, the 2024 Global Rights Index of ITUC said the best countries for workers are the following:
- Austria
- Denmark
- Germany
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Norway
- Sweden
These countries attained a rating of one, which indicates only sporadic violations of workers鈥� rights.