1. joint tucp/ffw project proposal --PHILIPPINES
Promoting DECENT WORK by Intensifying the Campaign for Ratification of Con. 187
--Promotional Framework on Occupational Safety and Health
(October 2011 – December 2012)
joint tucp/ffw project proposal --PHILIPPINES

2. background and justification
18 priority ILO Conventions for action under the PDWCA Among these are Con. 187 and related conventions:
C184 Safety And Health In Agriculture, C155 Occupational Safety And Health, C129 Labor Inspection In Agriculture, C162 Safety In The Use Of Asbestos, And C81 Labor Inspection
The PDWCA exhorts tripartite partners, to take necessary steps to achieve various levels or progress towards ratification of these identified priority conventions.

3. background and justification
PDWCA assessment: “no substantial accomplishments as far as the priority conventions FOR RATIFICATION are concerned.”
Accidents at work are continuously on the rise, reaching 270 million each year. There were altogether 2.38 million work-related deaths annually (ILO, 2008)
63 workers were killed and 51 workers were injured in 28 fatal workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – August 2011 (TUCP compilation of newspaper reports show.)

4. background and justification
Actions on strengthening FoA, CB, and other workers’ rights are in place and on-going!
Senseless workplace deaths, accidents, and illnesses are a common concern for both workers and employers.
High impact on productivity and security of affected workers’ families.
There is need for accelerated action and a dedicated organization/champion to take lead for each Convention or sets of Conventions if national Decent Work objectives are to be achieved.

5. target groups& parties involved
--tripartite constituents –unions, employers, government
--PHILIPPINE SENATORS, chairpersons of the Foreign Relations and Labor, Employment & Human Resource Development Committees
Parties involved:
--ILO, NATIONAL LABOR CENTERS, WORKERS’ ORGANIZATIONS, EMPLOYERS

6. development objectives
To have contributed to the achievement of an ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR FREER EXERCISE OF FOA, CB, AND OTHER HUMAN AND TRADE UNION RIGHTS FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

7. objectives
Through intensified INTER-UNION advocacy, in collaboration with SOCIAL PARTNERS, to have INCREASED WIDER SUPPORT for:
eventual ratification of Convention 187 Promotional Framework on Occupational Safety and Health, as well as preparatory/progressive work on C184 Safety and Health in Agriculture, C155 Occupational Safety and Health, C129 Labor Inspection in Agriculture, and C162 Safety in the Use of Asbestos, and C81 Labor Inspection.

8. activities INTER-UNION PROJECT TEAM
REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS AND CAPACITY-BUILDING
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
DIALOGUE WITH SELECT SENATORS (October 2011 – March 2012) 

9. activities MONTHLY ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING MEETINGS
A WEB-BASED CAMPAIGN
linked with the TUCP website ( will be established to support to whole advocacy. It will also serve as a source of information related to priority conventions for ratification. A pro-forma electronic mail, addressed directly to the senate president, and Senate Committee of Foreign Affairs, and copied to all other senators will be made available for unique website visitors to endorse. We will aim to gather 3,000 s directly to senators, inboxes. (This is modelled from the TUCP campaign for the passage of senate bill on banning the use of asbestos.)
Project outcome dissemination forum (TRIPARTITE)

10. joint project proposal --PHILIPPINES
Promoting Decent Work by Intensifying the Campaign for Ratification of Con. 187
--Promotional Framework on Occupational Safety and Health
(October 2011 – December 2012)
joint project proposal --PHILIPPINES