MANILA, Philippines — Workers' groups will launch more protests in 2020, labor alliance Pagkakaisa ng Uring Manggagawa, or Paggawa, said, claiming government inaction on labor issues. "Endo" is from "end of contract," from a practice of hiring contractual labor for periods of fewer than six months, which excluded workers from mandated work benefits as regular employees. The term and the call to "end Endo" has come to mean ending contractual labor altogether. Employers' groups have said that some companies need contractual labor to meet seasons of higher demand. Workers who cling to hope that substantial reforms are still possible are in for bigger disappointments,” De Guzman said.

Source: Philippine Star January 01, 2020 06:00 UTC