Accountability must extend beyond administrative fines. Justice requires that workplace tragedies not be repeated, OSH systems be strengthened, and those responsible be held fully accountable. The current OSH Law should be amended to make this possible.
The fight for environmental protection and justice is inseparable from the struggle for workers' health, safety, and rights. IOHSAD commits to raising workers' awareness of this inseparable connection and to assisting them in confronting violations and neglect of their fundamental occupational, environmental, and health and safety (OEHS) rights.
“Profit should never come before a worker's right to come home alive. HB 5221 must be passed immediately — stricter fines and imprisonment for neglectful companies. Right now, the penalty for letting your workers die is cheaper than fixing a fire exit,” said De Leon.
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) calls on the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for stronger heat safety measures in the workplace that would genuinely protect workers from extreme heat. Last March 8, in an ambush interview at a job fair in Kafuerte Complex, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma recommended that employers […]
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSAD) calls on the government and employers to take urgent action as the heat index reaches dangerously high levels. According to PAGASA-DOST, temperatures are expected to soar to 42°C in the coming days, posing serious health risks—especially to workers exposed to extreme heat, including informal workers who […]
