Debates on the future of work have recently gained momentum with the release of international reports from the International Labour Organization (ILO)i and the World Economic Forum, among others.ii Featuring the inevitable impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on workers around the globe, these reports are unified in claiming the need to prepare for the changing landscape of work. In the Philippines, conversations on the future of work only started a few years ago.

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This paper captures the current debate over the future of work in the Philippines. It encapsulates feminist perspectives, especially in relation to the more mainstream arguments. While international reports weighing in on the case of the Philippines as part of Asia or the developing world were included as sources, greater space was allotted to local views.