Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Country Report: Philippines, 2025
This report examines the current state of OSH in the country, situating workplace safety within its broader political, economic, and social context.
News & Updates
IOHSAD commemorates 11th anniversary of Kentex fire tragedy, calls for justice, criminalization of OSH standards violations
The acquittal of all the accused is a complete miscarriage of justice. It is evidence to a corrupt justice system that allows public and company officials to pay off deadly crimes against workers. It did not only deny victims and their families justice, it had also set an atrocious precedent that perpetuated a culture of negligence on OSH standards and thus preventable fatalities, injuries, and diseases at work.Â
IOHSAD’s Executive Director Urges Committee on Labor & Employment to Criminalize OSH Standards Violations
"The OSH Law must be more than a compliance checklist or a symbolic policy. It must serve as a real and just mechanism for protecting workers' health, safety, and fundamental human rights."
STATEMENT: IOHSAD Statement on the Violent Dispersal and Arrest of 7 Individuals Protesting Against Woggle Corporation’s Entry in Dupax del Norte
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) strongly condemns the complicity of the Nueva Vizcaya Regional Trial Court Branch 30 and Philippine National 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 […]
24 Workplace Deaths in One Month: Workplace Safety Group Calls on Senatoriables to Prioritize Criminalization of OSH Violations
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) has recorded 24 workplace deaths in January 2025 alone, based on news reports covering both formal and informal sectors. This alarming figure already accounts for 50% of the total deaths recorded by IOHSAD in 2024, highlighting the urgent need for stronger workplace protections. Fire-related incidents have […]