About

The Trade Union Congress Party (TUCP) was established in January 2004 to represent the interest of labor and workers in Congress through the Party-List System. Recognizing the fact that the plight of the Filipino workers continues to worsen, TUCP has vowed to challenge the foundations of elite-rule as it strives to represent 39 million Filipino workers and their families.

With over 400,000 members nationwide, TUCP crafted its legislative agenda within the fundamentals of the core labor standards which includes: (1) the effective abolition of child labor; (2) the elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation; (3) the elimination of all forms of compulsory labor; and (4) upholding respect for freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining and the right to strike.

Represented since the 14th Congress, the Party advocates legislation in the context of decent work, protection of and promotion of jobs, and allied progressive concerns such as advancing a just and decent society; promoting economic equity; ensuring universal healthcare; defending women’s rights; recognizing indigenous people’s rights; developing universal education; reforming fiscal and monetary policies; the reform of the regulatory system for power, electricity and water; continuing agrarian reform; balancing rural and urban development; abiding with environment and natural resources conservation along the lines of sustainable development; promoting political pluralism; enhancing local autonomy; judicial reform; and ensuring freedom of information.

Agenda

Trabaho

• Decent work for every Filipino;
• Job facilitation, job placement and assistance, and employment counseling;
• Criminalization of labor-only contracting;
• Free skills training; and
• Entrepreneurial training for local workers and OFWs.

Umento

• Equitable wage increase;
• Hazard pay for workers in high-risk jobs; and
• Emergency allowance and unemployment insurance.

Consumer Protection

• Workers’ representation to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the National Water Resources Board and the Manila Water and Sewerage System (MWSS) Board to ensure affordable and dependable supply of electricity and water;
• Opposition to the privatization of local water districts ensuring reasonably priced water supply;
• Protection for credit cardholders against abusive credit companies;
• Opposition to the privatization of the Agus-Pulangui Hydroelectric Complex; and
• Registration of all electric cooperatives with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) to lower power rates.

Mission and Vision

MISSION

• To provide the most effective representation and to be the champion of the Filipino working class in Congress and in the government;
• To provide services to workers, their families and communities;
• To develop and implement programs and projects for the benefit of all working people nationwide; and To promote social partnership with government, business and industry to fight poverty through sustainable development measures.

VISION

The TUCP envisions itself as a strong and effective voice of workers in the government, especially in Congress. It strives to become a vibrant, dynamic and independent institution dedicated to the rights, interests and welfare of the working people.