The 2025 OSH Incident Report presents an alarming and troubling picture of the conditions faced by Filipino workers throughout the year. Preventable deaths and life-altering injuries persisted in both the formal and informal sectors, revealing a systemic failure to uphold and enforce occupational safety and health standards nationwide. Based primarily on credible news reports, the […]
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) strongly condemns the complicity of the Nueva Vizcaya Regional Trial Court Branch 30 and Nueva Vizcaya Police in the violent dispersal and arrest of individuals protesting against the entry of Woggle Corporation, a British mining company, which has threatened the right to land of communities and […]
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD), in partnership with the All UP Academic Employees Union – Manila Chapter, successfully held the OSH Dokyu: OSH Rights Documentation and Action Workshop on July 18, 2025, at Calderon Hall, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila. The workshop served as a vital space for […]
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) has recorded a total of 217 workplace-related accidents from January to July 2025, based on media reports as of July 26, 2025. These incidents have resulted in 153 deaths and 255 injuries.
IOHSAD Calls for Urgent Action After Armscor Workplace Tragedy The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) extends its heartfelt condolences to the families of the two workers who tragically lost their lives in the recent explosion at Armscor Global Defense Inc., a firearms and ammunition manufacturing facility located in Brgy. Fortune, Marikina City. […]
This April 2025 special issue of ASSERT is a product of the collective effort between the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) and student advocates from the UP Manila Political Science NSTP program. It amplifies the voices of Filipino workers confronting systemic exploitation, asserting their rights to safe, dignified, and just conditions in […]
IOHSAD has compiled data on workplace accidents for the month of March, based on news reports: 30 workplace-related incidents were recorded, resulting in 13 worker deaths and 42 injuries from various work-related accidents. The number of injured workers this March is higher than the previous month, clearly indicating the persistent dangers that workers face every […]
Here are the February workplace accident figures gathered by IOHSAD based on news reports: a total of 33 workplace-related incidents were recorded, resulting in 19 deaths and 32 injuries. One of the most severe incidents this month involved six workers who were electrocuted while installing solar posts in Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod. The workers accidentally came […]
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) has conducted a new study uncovering serious health and safety risks faced by women workers in MEC Electronics, a major electronics manufacturer in Cavite. Based on surveys and medical checkups with over 100 women, the research reveals daily exposure to hazardous chemicals, poor ventilation, and inadequate […]
We are deeply alarmed and saddened by the incident that occurred today at a construction site in Brgy. Santo Domingo, Santa Rosa, Laguna, where two construction workers were buried under debris following the collapse of a section of the mall’s second floor. This tragic event highlights the persistent and urgent concerns surrounding occupational safety standards […]
