Human Rights
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On the June 2024 Labor Force Survey: Low-quality jobs, meager wages
Low-quality, temporary, and short-term jobs. Meager and exploitative wages. This is the full picture as revealed by the data from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) Labor Force Survey (LFS) for the month of June 2024. Unemployment decreased to 3.1% or 1.62 million individuals, while the underemployed increased to 6.08 million, or 12.1% of all employed…
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Austin-Blinken visit signals US intent to escalate conflict with China
Today, war criminals Lloyd Austin and Anthony Blinken visited the Philippines to hold the 2+2 dialogue with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo that constitutes a substantial $500 million foreign military financing commitment from the US to the Philippines, facilitated by a recent national security supplemental approved by Congress. The…
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Manggagawang Pilipino at pamilya, magkaisa at pag-ibayuhin ang pagdadamayan sa panahon ng matinding sakuna! Sama-samang singilin ang gobyernong inutil at pabaya!
Ang kamakailang hagupit ng Bagyong Carina, Butchoy, at ng habagat ay nagdulot ng malubhang epekto sa mga manggagawa at pamilyang Pilipino sa buong bansa, inilantad at pinalala ang mga hamon na kinakaharap na ng ating mga kababayan. Nitong ikatlong SONA niya lamang, ipinagyabang ni Marcos Jr. ang kanilang P244.6 bilyon na flood control project sa…
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Kundenahin ang pakikialam ng management sa strike voting ng Nexperia!
Mahigpit na kinukundena ng Kilusang Mayo Uno ang pakikialam ng management ng Nexperia sa ginagawang strike voting ng mga manggagawa nito. Bago pa magsimula ang strike voting, nakaranas na ng panggigipit ang mga manggagawa ng Nexperia mula sa management. Kunwaring pinapagamit nila ang pasilidad ng kumpanya nang may iba’t ibang kondisyon. Pinapa-tap ng management ang…
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Malawakang batikusin ang di-makatarungang hatol na guilty sa mga progresibong kinatawan at gurong makabayan!
Mariing kinukundena ng KMU, sampu ng manggagawang Pilipino, ang di-makatarungang hatol na guilty sa gawa-gawang kasong child abuse na isinampa laban kina former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo at kasalukuyang ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro. Kasama sa nahatulang guilty ang walo pang teacher at ang administrator ng Salugpungan Ta ‘Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center and…
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Kilusang Mayo Uno condemns the continued unjust detention of terminally ill workers’ rights advocate Ernesto Jude Rimando
Kilusang Mayo Uno stands in solidarity with the call for the recognizance of the terminally ill political prisoner detained in Bohol, Ernesto Jude Rimando. The inhumane treatment and neglect of political prisoners, particularly those who are sick, is a blatant violation of their human rights and a stark reminder of the repressive nature of the…
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Ibasura ang mga gawa-gawang kaso nina Rodrigo Esparago at Ed Cubelo!
Nitong ika-9 ng Hulyo, sinampahan ng gawa-gawang kaso ang mga lider-unyonistang sila Rodrigo Esparago, Ed Cabuelo, at iba pang indibidwal. Ang gawa-gawang kasong ito ay nasa ilalim ng batas na Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 at alinsunod sa rekomendasyon mismo ng Lungsod ng Cabanatuan sa Malolos Regional Trial Court. Sila ay pinaratangang bahagi ng engkwentro…
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ILC CAS conclusions proof of government’s TU-HR violations, PH workers demand accountability
The recent conclusions of the Committee on the Application of Standards of the ILC are another proof of the dire state of trade union and human rights in the Philippines. It is a reinforcement of our longstanding assertion that our rights to freedom of association have been and are still being violated. One recommendation of…
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On the 126th “Independence” Day
Sa ika-126 na paggunita ng huwad na kalayaan, patuloy na inaasam at ipinaglalaban ng mga manggagawa at mamamayan ang tunay na kalayaan. Nag-aasam ang mga manggagawa ng kalayaan mula sa kahirapan. Nakakulong ang mga manggagawa sa mababang estado ng pamumuhay dahil sa napakababang sahod at malawakang kawalan trabahong disente at may katiyakan. Dagdag pa ang…
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KMU Chair on DOLE’s ILC Statement downplaying killings
The DOLE’s attempt to evade accountability is outrageous. On June 7, DOLE undersecretary Ernesto Bitonio Jr, in his report, said that the Philippine National Police reports “do not indicate that the killing was motivated by [Dolorosa’s] alleged union activities,” when he spoke about the extrajudicial killing of BIEN organizer Alex Dolorosa. He questions Dolorosa’s identity…