Human Rights
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Free US Emba 6!
Kilusang Mayo Uno condemns in the highest terms the illegal arrest of 6 protesters who joined the Labor Day march and program earlier today at Roxas Avenue, near the United States Embassy. Today’s Labor Day celebration was against the United States’ plunder of our labor force and resources, and its active warmongering effort in the…
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“Not in our name!” – KMU
Patriotic trade union center Kilusang Mayo Uno launched a Red Friday Protest today at the US Embassy against the conduct of the ‘largest’ Balikatan war games which started on April 22 and is set to end on May 9. KMU condemned the obvious war posturing of the United States amid heightening tensions in the West…
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KMU to Marcos: “The Filipino people and workers are displeased with your self-aggrandizing schemes”
Kilusang Mayo Uno, together with Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, and NAGKAISA labor coalition held a press conference today as the National Wage Coalition. Other labor groups such as Partido Manggagawa, Public Services Labor Independent Confederation, and Public Services International also joined the conference. The groups united under the banner…
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Defend Lupang Tartaria! Ayala-Aguinaldo, Layas!
Mariing kinukundena ng Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) ang matinding pandarahas ng mga pribadong goons ng tambalang Ayala at Aguinaldo sa mga magsasaka ng Lupang Tartaria kaninang 2:00 ng madaling araw. Marahas na pinasok ng mga armadong goons mula sa Jarton Security Agency ang kampuhan ng mamamayan ng Lupang Tartaria, sinaktan at tinutukan ng baril ang…
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Hustisya para kay Kal Peralta! Panagutin ang AFP-PNP sa paglabag sa karapatang pantao at international humanitarian law!
Kinukundena ng KMU ang walang-habag na pagpaslang ng mga elemento ng AFP kay Kaliska Dominica “Kal” Peralta, dating lider-estudyante sa UP Diliman na nagpasyang manilbihan sa masang magsasaka at katutubo sa kanayunan. Inihiwalay sa kanyang mga kasamahan at saka pinaslang si Kal nang di na ito armado sa isang tahasang paglabag sa internasyunal na makataong…
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Marcos gov’t continues chatter on Cha-Cha, radio silent on wage
Militant trade union center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) lambasted the Marcos government for complete silence on wage increase as government action is focused on amending the 1987 Constitution. Last month, the first tranche of Wage Order RXI-22 took effect, raising the minimum wage in the Davao Region by 19 pesos. KMU highlighted how small and…
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Amid extreme heat, employers and gov’t responsible for workers’ health and safety – KMU
National labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) reiterated that the government and employers are equally responsible for workers’ health and safety at work, and the proper implementation of occupational health and safety standards (OSH). KMU said that such responsibility proves to be more urgent amid the extreme heat experienced in workplaces and in workers’ commute.…
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Hustisya para sa mga manggagawang biktima ng kapabayaan at paglabag sa OSH standards!
Nagpapahayag ng simpatya at pakikiramay ang Kilusang Mayo Uno sa pamilya ni Allen Glen Malab, isang construction worker na namatay matapos matabunan ng lupa sa construction site sa Antipolo. Ang KMU ay nananawagan ng hustisya para kay Malab, kasabay ng panawagan sa mahigpit na pagpapatupad ng Republic Act 11058 o Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)…
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SURFACE ECO DANGLA III AND JAK TIONG!
Kilusang Mayo Uno denounces the abduction of environmental rights defenders “Eco” Dangla III and Axielle “Jak” Tiong. According to eyewitness accounts, Eco and Jak were severely beaten up and taken into an SUV around 8 PM yesterday, March 23 at Barangay Polo, San Carlos, Pangasinan. Eco and Jak strongly opposed the environmental damages of multi-national…
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KMU to Blinken: You’re not welcome!
Kilusang Mayo Uno slammed US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s Manila visit to discuss trade, investment, and bilateral ties with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo. Blinken’s visit can only mean stronger implementation of lopsided economic policies at the expense of the Filipino people and our conditions of labor. “Walang ibang…