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Duterte, panagutin! Marcos, singilin!
Hindi dapat tabunan ng iskandalo at katiwalian ng mga Duterte ang katotohanan na maging ang paksyong Marcos Jr. ay batbat ng korapsyon. Sa katunayan, P1.3 trilyon ang Presidential Pork Barrel na isinuksok ng rehimen sa 2025 National Budget. Nanawagan ang Kilusang Mayo Uno na dapat ding managot si Marcos Jr. sa tuloy-tuloy niyang pangungurakot na…
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Free Mary Jane Veloso! Justice to all human trafficking victims!
Kilusang Mayo Uno welcomes the news of Mary Jane Veloso’s return to the Philippines after 14 years of unjust imprisonment in Indonesia. Upon Mary Jane’s return, she must be granted immediate clemency as a victim of human trafficking. The government must ensure her complete rehabilitation and reintegration. Mary Jane’s traffickers must be held accountable to…
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RESOURCE: Polyeto para sa Araw ng Masang Anakpawis
Kumusta ang manggagawang Pilipino? Sadsad sa gutom at kahirapan ang manggagawang Pilipino. ‘Di sumasapat ang ₱645 na minimum wage sa lingguhang pagtaas ng presyo ng bigas at langis. Tapos, nagmahal pa ang singil sa kuryente’t tubig, at ang contribution sa SSS, PhilHealth, at Pag-IBIG. Hindi makahabol ang sahod ng mga manggagawa na paligsahan sa pambabarat…
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Endangering workers’ lives should be a crime – KMU
Kilusang Mayo Uno offers its condolences to the bereaved family members, relatives, and friends of Robin Esguerra, an SM worker who died when he entered the service elevator while the wagon was on another floor on November 2, 2024. KMU demands justice for Esguerra and for all workers who died as a result of capitalists’…
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Dismiss the trumped up charges of Anne Kreuger and Danny Tabura!
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the illegal arrest of Anne Krueger, currently Kilusang Mayo Uno’s international officer, and peasant leader Danny Tabura. Anne and Danny, currently out on bail, on trumped up charges of illegal possession of firearms. So long as their cases are not dismissed, they will remain victims of injustice. Justice delayed…
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Solidarity with Franklin Baker workers!
Kilusang Mayo Uno condemns in the highest terms the abrupt removal of 3, 200 workers in Franklin Baker Inc. in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur on October 3, 2024. This is particularly alarming as management has not explained the reasons behind the layoffs. In the midst of a severe economic crisis, Franklin Baker Inc.’s cover-up…
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Long live Ka Jude Fernandez!
On this day, we commemorate the 67th birthday of our unionist and veteran labor organizer Ka Jude Fernandez who devoted all his time to the lifelong struggle of advancing the well-being of the Filipino workers and people. As workers and unionists continue to be attacked by the state to take back the hard-earned victories of…
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Free Gavino Panganiban! Free Maritess David!
Kilusang Mayo Uno strongly condemns the arrest of two trade union leaders in Southern Tagalog – Gavino Panganiban, Director for Campaigns of KMU’s regional formation in Southern Tagalog (PAMANTIK-KMU) and Maritess David, organizer under the federation OLALIA-KMU yesterday, October 27. Trumped-up charges of murder and attempted murder were filed against Panganiban, while trumped-up violations of…
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KMU stands in solidarity with ABS-CBN workers
Kilusang Mayo Uno stands in solidarity with approximately 100 ABS-CBN media workers who are now under threat of layoffs due to a reported loss of income. Based on the statements of ABS-CBN management, the mass layoff is due to a drop in their ad revenues. However, the Lopez family, who owns more than half or…
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KMU: Pribatisasyon ay masaker sa kabuhayan, pabigat sa mamamayan
Patunay ang tanggalan ng higit 800+ na regular na manggagawa sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) sa matagal na naming sinasabi: ang pribatisasyon ay walang ibang dulot sa bayan kundi malakihang tanggalan at pagkakait ng pampublikong serbisyo sa mamamayan. Noong nakaraang buwan, nasiwalat na ang epekto ng pribatisasyon sa water districts nang tanggalin ang mga…