The unions are shadows of their former selves. A recent report by the Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education notes that in 1995 some 14.5 percent of the workforce was unionized, while today the official figure is 5.6 percent, and actual union contracts only cover 222,000 workers in the entire country (Bulatlat, 31 August).
Sa isang ulat ng Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education sinabi nito na noong 1995 humigit-kumulang sa 14.5% ng kabuuang bilang ng lakas paggawa ang unyonisado, habang aabot na lamang sa 5.6% ang kasalukuyang unyonisado na mga manggagawang Pilipino, at aabot na lamang sa 220,000 na manggagawa ang mayroong Collective Bargaining Agreement sa buong bansa (Bulatlat, 31 August).