Apr 302014
NOWADAYS, contrary to its commemorative spirit, the celebration of Araw ng Manggagawa or Labor Day is punctuated by protest rallies organized by different labor groups to air their grievances.
With besetting socioeconomic realities such as inflation, erosion of security of tenure and unemployment, the promotion of labor rights should not be reduced to lip service. Such realities should, in fact, compel the issuance and implementation of responsive legislation protecting the welfare of workers.