CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal circumstances
Name: JOSELITO O. PEDARIA
Date of Birth: October 21, 1967
Residence: San Carlos Heights, Quiot, Cebu City
Civil Status: Married to Mary Holly Roa Zabala
Office Address: 2nd Floor JSU-PSU Mariners' Court, Pier 1,
Cebu City
Academic/ professional profile
2011 Certificate of Competency on the ILO Maritime
Labour Convention, 2006 issued by Cleopatra
Doumbia-Henry (Director, International Labour
Standards Department, ILO, Geneva) after
conclusion of the Workshop on the ILO Maritime
Labour Convention held in Turin, Italy, March
2011
1994 Admitted to the Philippine Bar, member of the
Integrated Bar of the Philippines up to the
present
University of San Carlos, Cebu City
1989-1993 Bachelor of Laws
1984-1989 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
University of the Philippines Cebu College
1980-1984 High School
Colegio del Santo Niño, Cebu City
1977-1980 4th to 6th Grades, Elementary School
Colegio dela Immaculada Concepcion, Cebu City
1974-1977 1st to 3rd Grades, Elementary School
Stella Maris School, Cebu City
1973-1974 Kindergarten
Work experience
2002-present Working with the Philippine Seafarers' Union -
Associated Labor Unions as ITF Inspector for the
port of Cebu as well as the rest of the Visayas
and Mindanao. The International Transport Workers'
Federation (ITF) is a member of the Global Unions
Group. It is a federation of more than 100
transport workers’ trade unions in over 135
countries, organized in 8 industrial transport
sections. The Philippine Seafarers' Union and the
Associated Labor Unions are affiliates of the ITF.
1999-2000 Regional Legal Counsel for the Visayas, Associated
Labor Unions (ALU-TUCP)
1998-1999 Associate Legal Counsel for the Visayas,
Associated Labor Unions (ALU-TUCP)
1998-2000 Associate in the Operations (organizing and CBA
negotiations) and Education sections of the
Associated Labor Unions (ALU-TUCP), Visayas Area
1996-present Partner, Quijano Jugao & Pedaria Law Offices based
in Cebu City
1994-1995 Public Attorney I and II, Public Attorney’s
Office
Meetings/Seminars attended
Workshop for ITF Inspectors on the Maritime Labour Convention,
2006. Held at the International Training Center for the
International Labor Organization (ITC-ILO)
Turin, Italy, March 2011
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Seatrade
Campaign conclusion, examination of fleet agreements and
campaign assessment
London, UK, January 2011
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Expo, IMO Year
of the Seafarer
Manila, Philippines, June 2010
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Inspection of
Fishing Vessels Training Programme
London, UK, January 2010
Worldwide International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)
Inspectors’ Meeting
Istanbul, Turkey, June 2009
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) East Asia Week
of Action and Southeast Asia Week of Action Preparatory Meeting
Tokyo, Japan, October 2009
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Seatrade
Campaign Milestone Meeting
London, UK, February 2009
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Seatrade
Campaign
London, UK, June 2008
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Flags of
Convenience / Ports of Convenience Strategy Meeting
Singapore, October 2008
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Southeast
Asian Ports and Docks Strategic Planning Seminar
Singapore, August 2008
1st Summit on Occupational Safety & Health in the Visayas
Cebu City, October 2007
Worldwide International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)
Inspectors’ Meeting
St. Petersburg, Russia, September 2005
Port Facility Security Officers (PFSO) Training Course conducted
by the DOTC in compliance with the International Ship and Port
Facility Security (ISPS) Code
Cebu City, May 2004
Maritime Law Seminar conducted by the Maritime Law Association
of the Philippines (MARLAW), Integrated Bar of the Philippines
(IBP Cebu Chapter), and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA
Cebu)
Cebu City, July 2003
Training Program for the Executives of Seamen’s Unions in ASEAN
Countries implemented under the Japan/ASEAN Social Partner
Promotion Programme, in collaboration with the International
Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Tokyo Office and the ILO
Association of Japan, Inc.
Japan (Tokyo, Sendai, Yokohama), November 2003
Flags of Convenience Week of Action Training Seminar (together
with representatives of the International Transport Workers’
Federation [ITF] affiliates from Southeast Asia in the seafarers
and dockers sections)
Cebu City, September 2003
Worldwide International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)
Inspectors’ Meeting
Limassol, Cyprus, March 2003
Meeting with the International Transport Workers’ Federation
(ITF) Inspectorate representatives from the Maritime Union of
Australia (MUA)
Melbourne, Australia, February 2003
Formal Training for International Transport Workers’ Federation
(ITF) Inspectors
London, UK, November to December 2002
Flags of Convenience Week of Action Training Seminar (together
with representatives of the International Transport Workers’
Federation [ITF] affiliates from Southeast Asia in the seafarers
and dockers sections)
Bangkok, Thailand, September 2002
Philippine representative, Joint Dockers/Seafarers Asia Pacific
Meeting, International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)
Hong Kong, January 2000
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