Workers' Rights
SALIGAN engages workers and stakeholders in pursuing their right to decent work, which includes their rights to living wage, security of tenure, and freedom of association. We work for the fulfilment of the workers’ occupational safety and health, non-discrimination, and gender equality. SALIGAN participates in discussions on private and public sector workers, migrant workers, and informal workers.
Housing Rights
SALIGAN works for the realization of the right to decent and adequate housing of informal settlers and for genuine consultations with marginalized sectors, including children and youth, women, LGBTQIA+, and the elderly in the development of the government’s housing programs.
Environment
SALIGAN works with CSOs in seeking ways toward sustainable development.
Internship
SALIGAN promotes alternative lawyering and participates in the formation of future alternative lawyers through its internship program. The program serves to ground law students in the social dimensions of the legal profession, offering them a venue to apply their talents and skills toward the empowerment of the marginalized, disadvantaged, and exploited sectors. Previous interns have found that the program bridges the gap between theory and practice, providing the meaning and inspiration that fuels their academic and professional journeys.
Gender Equality
SALIGAN handles cases of gender-based violence and advocates for the enactment of laws and issuance of policies that promote gender equality, especially community-based mechanisms that respond to gender-based violence. Together with paralegals and partners, gender issues are mainstreamed in all programs and engagements.
Indigenous Peoples
SALIGAN recognizes and supports the Indigenous Peoples’ struggle for their right to self-determination and representation.
People's Participation in Governance
SALIGAN works with the basic and marginalized sectors for their meaningful engagement in all levels of governance. Primarily, SALIGAN directs its efforts and resources toward increasing peoples’ participation in local governance and espousing the principle of democratic decentralization.