Globalization and Its Impact on Tricycle Drivers in the Philippine Informal Economy

Abstract

This paper is an inquiry on the impact of globalization on the livelihood of unionized tricycle drivers in the rural Philippines. In particular, it analyzes how the in􀏔lux of motorcycles undermined the business of local tricycle drivers in Floridablanca, the third largest municipality in Pampanga. This paper examines the effects of these imported vehicles in the informal economy. The paper supports measures strengthening or providing social and labor protection for Filipino tricycle drivers in the Philippine informal economy.