This iReport is part of an assignment:
Photo essays: Your stories in pictures
1
of 9
More from Sergiom
- The Philippines held Automated Midterm Elections this Year 2013 -- Part 2
- The Philippines held Automated Midterm Elections this Year 2013 -- Part 1
- This Year's Automated Midterm Elections in the Philippines
- My Message To All The Girls And Women Who Are Aspiring And Striving To Get Education Right Now
- Education Would Give A Girl Or A Woman The Opportunity To Have A Stable Career And An Assurance Of Economic Well-Being In The Near Future
More iReports you should see
Protest-Actions Against ‘Contractualization of Labor’ in Manila, Philippines
Workers from various parts of Luzon gathered in Manila today to demand an end to contractualization. Contractualization is a policy among some capitalists in the country wherein workers are being hired for a contract of 5 months only- thus avoiding the responsibility of regularizing the newly-hired laborers. Some capitalists in the country have such policy so they can escape from the responsibility of giving 'benefits and privileges' to workers who might get regularized after working for a period of 6 months. Hence, contractualization is widely seen by Philippine workers as a form of greed by some investors in the country.
The protest-actios in Manila this Labor Day were somehow colorful and dramatic. Some workers climbed an overpass in Welcome Rotounda, Manila to wave their flags and put a huge banner there. The banner that was hanged on the overpass had this message: END CONTRACTUALIZATION!
Workers also demanded wage hike and a freeze on demolitions being done against the homes of informal settlers. Today's Labor Day rallies in Manila were so massive that government officials and secretaries who were in Malacanang Palace (the presidential palace in the Philippines) this afternoon went out to meet and talk with the leaders of the rallyists. The protesters marched to Mendiola, the area near the presidential palace in Manila, to dramatize their major demands. The last 4 pictures in this report showed the government officials who went out of Malacanang Palace this afternoon to meet and talk with the leaders of the protest-actions. The said government officials listened to the demands of the workers and promised them that they will study their proposals.
The protest-actios in Manila this Labor Day were somehow colorful and dramatic. Some workers climbed an overpass in Welcome Rotounda, Manila to wave their flags and put a huge banner there. The banner that was hanged on the overpass had this message: END CONTRACTUALIZATION!
Workers also demanded wage hike and a freeze on demolitions being done against the homes of informal settlers. Today's Labor Day rallies in Manila were so massive that government officials and secretaries who were in Malacanang Palace (the presidential palace in the Philippines) this afternoon went out to meet and talk with the leaders of the rallyists. The protesters marched to Mendiola, the area near the presidential palace in Manila, to dramatize their major demands. The last 4 pictures in this report showed the government officials who went out of Malacanang Palace this afternoon to meet and talk with the leaders of the protest-actions. The said government officials listened to the demands of the workers and promised them that they will study their proposals.
- TAGS:
- GROUPS:
- CNN International,
- Creative
What do you think of this story?
Select one of the options below. Your feedback will help tell CNN producers what to do with this iReport. If you'd like, you can explain your choice in the comments below.
Be and editor! Choose an option below:
More from this assignment - Photo essays: Your stories in pictures
iReport welcomes a lively discussion, so comments on iReports are not pre-screened before they post. See the iReport community guidelines for details about content that is not welcome on iReport.
© 2013 Cable News Network. 
Comments