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 […]
On World Cancer Day, the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Development (IOHSAD) renews its commitment to protecting workers from occupational cancers caused by hazardous workplace exposures. Marking this global health observance, IOHSAD calls for increased workplace cancer screening, stronger prevention measures, and just, timely compensation for workers who develop cancer due to unsafe working […]
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development or IOHSAD calls on the government to directly address the reasons for the continuous oil price hikes instead of pushing for the implementation of a compressed work week that can be detrimental to workersโ health and safety. This work scheme passes the burden of surviving this crisis […]
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development condemns the Inter-Agency Task Force Resolution 148-B [1] and demands for its revocation. Its provisions not only threaten jobs, but also make it almost impossible for people to carry out with their daily lives. Requiring mandatory vaccination without clear guidelines on determining adequacy of vaccine supply, on […]
COVID-19 has already been recognized and declared as a work-related and occupational disease, in order to support workers who risk their lives daily to keep their families alive, and thereby keep the country alive. However, without adequate safety protocols at work, immediate availability of vaccines, and a well-equipped health care system to protect the healthy […]
Free, expansive, and timely testing. The government is far from reaching its testing capacity target of 100,000 tests per day with an average of 30,000-50,000 tests daily [1]. It even condones putting price caps on antigen tests and is unable to lessen the cost of RT-PCR tests in private laboratories [2-3]. With companies having different […]
WORKERS’ COVID-19 VACCINE DEMANDS Free vaccinations for all workers! According to the Department of Labor and Employment Labor Advisory No. 03 Series of 2021 o Guidelines on the Administration of Covid-19 Vaccines in the Workplace, “No cost of vaccination in the workplace shall be charged against or passed on, directly or indirectly, to the employees.” […]
We are thankful to Defend Jobs Philippines for reaching out and inviting us to be part of #2Doses: Jabs & Jobs, a workers’ education campaign for vaccination and employment for all. โAmid health and economic crisis, these are the doses we need.โ Defend Jobs Philippines and the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (Iohsad) […]
After more than a year of the longest lockdown in the world, Covid-19 cases in the Philippines continue to rise, peaking at 15,000 in just one day. The socio-economic conditions continue to worsen, while the countryโs already weak healthcare system has completely broken down. As we near April 28 International Workersโ Memorial Day and May […]
