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| Personal Name | Galvan, Lucille Jade L. |
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| Resource Title | Ensuring inclusion and sustainability: Examining the application of Just Transition Principles and the role of trade unions in the modernization program of the jeepney transport sector in the Philippines |
| Date Issued | 2024 |
| Abstract | This study examined the impact of the Philippine government's Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), more recently coined as Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), on public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers, operators, cooperatives and transport unions in Metro Manila and Visayas with emphasis on socio-economic equity and labor dynamics, and the extent to which the internationally recognized Just Transition principles of the International Labor Organization (ILO) had been integrated into the program. Utilizing a series of interviews and focus group discussion approach involving key informants from selected trade unions and transport groups and drivers, the study sought to gather and evaluate their perceptions of and experiences on the implementation of the PUVMP. The findings of the study identified mixed perspectives and varied approaches of the organizations of drivers and operators towards the jeepney modernization program, reflecting their strategic choices---from cooperation, to conditional acceptance, to critical engagement, and to opposition. However, despite these varied approaches, the participants of the study shared common concerns such as the high costs of replacing the traditional jeepneys with imported electric mini-buses, inadequate financial support/subsidy from the government, lack of social protection support for the affected drivers and operators, top-down implementation of the PUVMP that favors big companies, lack of meaningful involvement of drivers' and operators' organizations in the development and implementation of the program, and lack of capacity-building programs to facilitate the consolidation process, particularly establishing and running a transport cooperative. The study also found the important role of trade unions in reforming the program to address these concerns. Overall, the PUVMP failed to integrate the Just Transition principles, which puts into question the inclusiveness and sustainability of the program in |
| Degree Course | Master of Industrial Relations |
| Language | Filipino; English |
| Keyword | trade unions; Just Transition principles; sustainability; Socio-economic equity; Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP); Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP; drivers and operators |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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