UP Law WEP wraps up first training series on labor standards The Workers and Employees Program (WEP) of the University of the Philippines College of Law/Law Center ended on 8 October 2022, its first five Saturday training series on Workers’ Rights and Benefits Under Labor Standards Laws through a six-hour session of benefits, with the topic WELFARE LEGISLATION OR SPECIAL LAWS (versus the general law: the Labor Code). A total of 55 workers and employees from labor organizations, associations, and unions, unaffiliated workers and employees, paralegals, law and labor and industrial relations students, and others participated virtually in the first…

To Give Back to Essential Frontliners, WEP Proposes Magna Carta of Health Workers Bill The University of the Philippines College of Law/Law Center Workers and Employees Program (WEP) conducted a series of roundtable discussions (RTDs) on select Saturdays via Zoom, to present and improve the WEP Magna Carta of Health Workers (MCHW) bill with health workers, their organizations, associations, and unions, other labor organizations, labor law practitioners and academics. WEP Program Director Patricia R.P. Salvador Daway emphasized, “We need a comprehensive law that will address the concerns of both public and private health workers. The services they provide us all…

Public Lecture Series | Indigenous Peoples Rights PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES |. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS 22 OCTOBER, 2022 SATURDAY, 10am -12pm SAVE YOUR SPOT and REGISTER NOW - https://bit.ly/IndigenousPeopleRights Listen to fresh perspectives on IP Protection and rediscover the timeless wisdom of our indigenous past. On the occasion of Indigenous Peoples' Month, the UP Master of Laws Program in partnership with the Legal Education Advancement Program (LEAP) and the UP Institute of Human Rights warmly welcome you to this special public lecture on The Challenges of Legal Normativity Towards the Protection of Indigenous Peoples Rights : Shifting Perspectives, Changing Narratives. SAVE…

UP GLPP holds Gender Sensitivity Training for U.P. Law Students The Gender Law and Policy Program (GLPP) of the University of the Philippines College of Law held Gender Sensitivity Training titled “Gender and Development 101: A Webinar on Gender Sensitivity for U.P. Law Students” on 29 August 2022 through Zoom and Facebook Live. The gender sensitivity training aimed to promote a gender-aware, gender-sensitive, and gender-responsive environment, and to empower UP Law Students, especially incoming freshies, to become more gender-sensitive individuals. A total of 120 U.P. Law Students attended the training via Zoom and Facebook Live, with 98% of the participants…