Table of Contents List of Abbreviations i List of Tables and Figures ii Table of Contents iii Executive Summary 1 Background and Rationale 2 Pandemic Scars and Enduring Problems 2 COVID-19 in the Philippines: Caught in the midst of multiple crises 3 Protecting Workers Rights in Crisis Situations 5 Legal Framework 6 Frameworks at the International Level 7 Frameworks at the National Level 8 Existing Programs, Services, and Initiatives 9 Methodology Participant Profiles 12 12 Figure 1: Primary Breadwinners According to Gender 13 Table 1: Respondents' Expenses 13 Labor Standards in Sweatshop Work Daily Wages and Amenities 14 14 Figure 2: Benefits Available to Sweatshop Workers 14 Figure 3: Facilities and Breaks Available to Sweatshop Workers 15 Working Hours and Employment Status 15 Figure 4: Status of Employment 15 Figure 5: Hours of Work 16 Figure 6: Status of Work Among Contractual Workers 16 Social Security Coverage Figure 7: Extent of Social Protection Paid Leaves 17 17 17 Figure 8: Number of Respondents with Vacation Leave 18 Figure 9: Number of Respondents with Sick Leave 18 Workplace Conditions 18 Figure 10: Provision of PPEs 19 Figure 11: Awareness of the Right to Refuse Work 20 Figure 12: Worker Participation in OSH Monitoring and Development 21 Figure 13: Labor or OSH Workplace Inspection 21 On COVID-19 and the ECQ Period 22