Construction Workers Solidarity

Construction Workers Solidarity (CWS) is a political organization in the Philippines which seeks to represent the interests of construction workers.[1] Following the 2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, CWS secured one seat through the party-list vote. The CWS was established in the 1990s.[2]

Construction Workers Solidarity
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Seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
1 / 304
House of Representatives party-list seats
1 / 61
Website
cwspartylist.com

Electoral history

2016 elections

In the 2016 national elections, CWS Party List was allowed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to join the elections as an official party list. They were not able to come up with enough votes to secure a seat in the 2016 elections. In the 2019 mid-term elections,[3] CWS Party List joined anew and was able to secure a congressional seat with former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Romeo S. Momo[4] as the representative of the construction workers sector.[5]

2022 elections

CWS Party List has filed its Certificate of Candidacy for the 2022 Philippine Elections[6] on October 5, 2021.[1] The CWS has pledged to continue the implementation of the Build! Build! Build! program of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration which has been overseen by DPWH secretary Mark Villar.[1]

Work and advocacies

The Construction Workers Solidarity Party List has been involved in furthering the advocacies that involve the construction workers sector as well as does services and provides help beyond it.[2] CWS has provided various forms of assistance[7] in the form of financial, medical transport services, displaced workers cash support, and vaccine provision against the COVID-19 pandemic, among others.

CWS Party List has filed 120 bills that it has principally authored and co-authored 103 bills.[4]

Electoral performance
ElectionVotes%SeatsMember
2016 9,121 0.282 0 N/A
2019277,9401.001Romeo Momo

References
  1. "CWS Party-list officially files COC for the 2022 elections". Watchmen Daily Journal (via PressReader.com). October 15, 2021.
  2. "CWS Party List spreads joy across Luzon with various programs". BusinessMirror. December 5, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. "Party List Canvass Report (By Rank)". Commission on Elections. August 23, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  4. "House of Representatives: House Members - Hon. Momo, Romeo Sr. S." House of Representatives of the Philippines.
  5. https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/philippinen/50074.pdf
  6. "LIST: Which party-list groups are running in the 2022 Philippine elections?". Rappler. October 1, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  7. Nievera, Homer (September 27, 2021). "CWS Assistance". No. September 27, 2021. World Executives Digest. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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