By Rodel E. Leocario, Young Unionist from Philippines
It’s hard to imagine that some three years ago, I was cruising through my career as a employee of the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC), impatiently waiting for that one big promotion to make all the difference.  During this long wait did I accumulate all the many [...]

Something bad happened in the past 10 years to young workers in this country: Since 1999, more of them now have lower-paying jobs, if they can get a job at all; health care is a rare luxury and retirement security is something for their parents, not them. In fact, many—younger than 35—still live at home [...]

The All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendants of Post Offices (AIAIASP) commemorated International Youth Day 2009 with the seminar under the theme of Trade Union Rights and ILO Mechanisms.
It is important topics to be shared to young workers that trade union rights and dignity at workplace need to be protected. Young workers have [...]

Young people, migrant and women workers are the most vulnerable to the current downturn and are all faced with considerable difficulties in integrating in today’s labour market. This trend stands to be exacerbated by the global crisis and if viable solutions are not found, personal development and future employment prospects are threatened for millions of [...]