HUMAN RIGHTS

HUMANITARIAN AID

moral duty

humanist:
justice = equality

humanitarian:
justice = equity

HUMAN RIGHTS

"Universal human rights . . . are grounded in basic interests of human beings . . ."

HUMAN RIGHTS

subsistence for human needs

responsibility of the national government to provide subsidiaries

CRITIQUE

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT

"Justice is about establishing justified structures of social relations . . . the contexts of justice cannot be separated."

TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT

INSIGHT
More often than not, we solely blame our government for it's incompetence to provide a "just " wage system.

Multi-national and local corporations have a stake in Philippine legislation, since these policies affect profitability.

EXAMPLE

• wages, zoning, environmental impact
• citizens blame the state
• corporations are seeking their own interests
• the law should protect and serve the people
• instead, the law benefits the few