1 Executive Summary The onset of COVID-19 has compounded the challenges of addressing poverty and precariousness across the globe. In fact, the disruption caused by the pandemic has or threatens to reverse many of the gains made toward resolving the problems of inequality. This is especially true for the countries of the Global South. Among the many key lessons learned from the struggle against the pandemic is the realization that there can be no recovery, much less future growth, if significant sections of societies are forced into precarious conditions. This report aims to describe in detail the working and living conditions faced by those stuck in precarious employment in the Philippines, specifically in sweatshop labor. To this end, the following findings were made: precarious working conditions remain prevalent among the surveyed sweatshop workers; the consistency of compliance with labor and OSH standards varied greatly across different workplaces; worker's participation in workplace and OSH-related decision-making was dismally low and; labor and OSH standards violations were widespread, especially during the ECQ period. Responding to these issues and the policy/practical gaps that cause them, the report suggests several governance and policy reforms, including the alignment of current OSH standards with internal standards, deputization of trade union representatives for labor inspection duties, establishing security of tenure as the norm in employment, and the review of the Wage Rationalization Act of 1989, among other possible steps. Given the tremendous damage caused by the pandemic, it is clear that States have the moral and political responsibility to ensure the rights of all workers are protected across industries and sectors. "Building back better" after the worst of COVID-19 demands that economic progress and rights protection be treated as inseparable social objectives. There can be no economic growth without safe and healthy populations.