If elected in 2022, labor leader and presidential aspirant Leodigario 'Ka Leody' de Guzman vowed to pursue a government that does not protect the interests of big businesses but of the working class, unlike previous administrations.
"Ka Leody" De Guzman vowed to pursue a government that does not protect the interests of big businesses but of the working class, unlike previous administrations. "Ka Leody" De Guzman vowed to pursue a government that does not protect the interests of big businesses but of the working class, unlike previous administrations.
He mentioned the prevalence of contractualization and the Rice Tariffication Law as examples of policies that favor businessmen over the needs of workers.sa pagyaman ng iilan at pagpapahirap sa mga mamamayan[Translation: I will change the laws and policies that legalize making the few richer and ordinary citizens poorer.]
On contractualization, the labor leader explained that companies are carrying out this malpractice through the use of manpower agencies. Contractualization means hiring workers short-term - depriving them of the benefits that regular employees are entitled to.on a labor first policy that will put an end to contractualization. The policy, he noted, will include an aggressive job creation program and set the national minimum wage at ₱750. The benchmark minimum wage in Metro Manila is ₱537.
Meanwhile, the Rice Tariffication Law removes quantitative limits on rice trading and puts a minimum 35% tariff on imports. Farmers said the rule resulted in