Human Rights
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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…
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KMU on inflation, unemployment data: harap-harapang panloloko sa manggagawa at mamamayan
Manloloko rin talaga itong gobyerno ni Marcos. Pinapamandila ang pagbaba ng inflation mula 3.3% noong Agosto tungong 1.9% ngayong Setyembre at ang pagbaba ng unemployment mula 4.7% noong Agosto tungong 4% ngayong buwan upang pabanguhin ang basurang trabaho ng gobyero sa pagresolba sa unemployment at kahirapan. Ang pagbagal ng inflation ay hindi katumbas ng pagbaba…
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KMU on the enduring resistance of Palestine
Kilusang Mayo Uno vehemently condemns the ongoing US-backed Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people. As we commemorate the enduring resistance of Palestine, we reaffirm our solidarity with their struggle against the zionist settler Israel and warmonger US. The atrocities committed by the Israeli government, with full support from US imperialism, are a grave violation of…
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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…