TUCP TINUKURAN 12 PRO-WORKER SENATORIABLES SA 2022

Inendorso ng Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) ang 12 senatoriables para sa paparating na 2022 national and local elections.

“We are confident that these twelve pro-workers Senatoriables will carry the torch for working men and women as well as their families in the next Senate. Their presence will be critical in ensuring that the next Administration will address the need to create jobs that have been lost in pandemic, and to ensure that workers will not fall victim to increased labor flexibilization, and to unfair wages,”  saad ni TUCP President Raymond Mendoza.

“After a lengthy, diligent, and thorough vetting process, and in consultation with the members of our federations, we believe that these Senatoriables have platforms and programs that are truly aligned with our “Otso-Otso Agenda” which incorporate our priority eight (8) Legislative Agenda and our eight (8) Executive Policy Agenda,” dagdag nito.

Ipinahayag ng grupo ang kanilang taus-pusong pagtitiwala sa kakayahan ng mga sumusunod na senatoriables:  Senator Risa Hontiveros, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, Human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares, dating Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Senator Joel Villanueva, Representative Loren Legarda, Representative Allan Peter Cayetano, Labor leader Elmer Labog, Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno,  dating DA Chairman Emmanuel Piñol, Senator Richard Gordon, at dating Senator Jinggoy Estrada.

“Now more than ever, it is important that we vote for candidates that will fight to protect and help the people that need it the most – our workers and their families. It is of utmost importance that we elect people that will support the TUCP Legislative and Executive Policy Agenda as we try to recover from the economic aftermath caused by the pandemic, and continue to save jobs and save lives,” ayon kay Mendoza.

First, we need to create decent jobs. The ten-month average for unemployment remains at four million unemployed. The ten-month average for underemployment is at seven million. These numbers represent eleven million families, who along with workers in the informal sector, are at increased risk of hunger and falling more into poverty. We need these Senatoriables, who have demonstrated an appreciation of how to create jobs as clearly, the ayuda of TUPAD, CAMP, and SWBS will never be enough. Second, we need to address Job Security both in the Private and Public Sector, as contractualization in both sectors continues to be a dead-end for millions of workers who will forever be minimum wage earners, and therefore remain without hope, without social mobility, and without a future,” paliwanag pa nito.