'The death of anti-endo bill...won’t stop the struggle of workers against the epidemic of contractualization,' said Partido Manggagawa.
FIGHTING ENDO. Labor groups vow to continue pushing for the end of contractualization despite President Duterte's veto of the security of tenure bill. File photo by Martin San Diego/Rapplerhe once certified as urgent, labor groups vowed they would continue efforts to abolish all forms of contractualization.
"The ‘ifs and buts’ on the anti-endo bill are over. After an overnight flip-flop on whether a presidential veto is coming out or not, the Security of Tenure bill has finally found its death today inside the Palace," PM said on Friday, July 26. FFW President Sonny Matula echoed this, saying that despite the setback to workers' rights, labor groups remained"undeterred" to fight against contractualization.
Groups said the SOT bill, while it had its weaknesses, could be used to improve working conditions of millions who suffered from contractualization.The veto was unexpected given how Duterte had certified the bill as urgent in September 2018 and asked Congress to pass it during his State of the Nation Address that year. In his SONA 2019, however, Duterte made no mention of it and told reporters in a press conference after the speech that he was"still studying" the bill.
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