Rights of Workers (Sec. 3, Art. XIII)

1. Right to self-organization – this refers to the right of the workers to form and join trade or labor unions.

2. Right to collective bargaining – right of the workers, through their unions, to meet , negotiate and confer in good faith with their employer with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

3. Right to collective negotiation – right of un-organized labor and government to negotiate to reach a peaceful solution to issues affecting both parties.

4. Right to peaceful and concerted activities including right to strike – right of the workers to dramatize their demands or stand for or against an issue affecting them.

5. Right to security of tenure – right not to be terminated from work without just cause and due process of law.

6. Right to just and humane conditions of work – this right insures safe and healthful working conditions, equal opportunity to promotion and rest, leisure, and reasonable limitations of working hours.

7. Right to a living wage – right to receive a fair and just compensation for the work of a worker.

8. Right to participate in policy and decision-making processes – right of the workers to participate with management in the formulation of policies affecting their wages, hours of work, working conditions, social security, transfer or re-assignments, and others.