Negros labor leader Chit Dodd remembered for advancing worker rights

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The labor movement in the country is mourning the death of Concepcion “Chit” Dodd, who passed away on Aug. 17.

Dodd, a native of Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, is vice president of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) and also served as national president of the Confederation of Labor and Allied Social Services.

“In her long service to the labor movement, she left behind an important contribution in advancing the welfare and rights of workers. More than her service to the labor movement, she was also a loving mother who was a pillar and inspiration to her family,” TUCP said in a statement, adding that Dodd’s memory and legacy will live on.

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Negros Occidental Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez also offered his condolences to the family and paid tribute to Dodd’s lifelong dedication to labor rights.

On social media, Benitez wrote that he will remember Mommy Chit, as Dodd was also fondly called, “(with) flowers in her arms, that radiant smile, beautiful and completely herself.”

“(But) make no mistake, she was not soft. She had strong opinions and stronger principles, and she fought for the Filipino worker like it was personal,” Benitez said.

Dodd is the mother of actress Sue Ramirez and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Negros Island Region head Niña Connie Dodd. /cb