Human Rights
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Laguesma, Resign!
Since Bienvenido Laguesma became Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment, he has not once taken the stand of Filipino workers. Whenever our calls for a family living wage, decent jobs, and workers’ rights are advanced, Laguesma always takes the position of big local and foreign capitalists to block our victory. He is truly…
-
Philippines today: killings continue, justice remains elusive
Kilusang Mayo Uno joins the families of all victims of extrajudicial killings in demanding accountability from its state perpetrators as hearings tackling Duterte’s drug war resume today. The Marcos Jr. government is no different from the previous Duterte government – they implement the same dictates of the United States and derive their anti-people tactics from…
-
25 Years of VFA: Military intervention to ensure imperialist plunder
25 Years of VFA: Military intervention to ensure imperialist plunder Kilusang Mayo Uno urges all Filipino workers and people to lead and amplify the resistance against foreign military intervention and imperialist plunder as we commemorate 25 years since the Senate ratification of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). The continued existence of such an unequal agreement,…
-
Labor groups expose nationwide anti-worker offensive, new modus
In a press conference on May 25, labor groups led by Kilusang Mayo Uno revealed a government concerted effort on intensifying attacks against workers and unionists nationwide. They warned the public of the new modus operandi of filing “terrorist financing” charges against unionists and development workers. Unionists from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao exposed continuing violations…