THE top labor organizations in the country had a 'historic meeting' with US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimundo, who was said to have expressed concerns about the problematic state of the Philippine labor rights situation.

The heads of the Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (Sentro), Public Services-Labor Independent Confederation, Federation of Free Workers and Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) in a press conference at TUCP headquarters in Quezon City on Thursday said they had a chance to personally talk to Raimundo on March 11-12.