International Solidarity
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Urgent call for assistance to typhoon victims in Luzon
To our trade union brothers and sisters, and friends in the international community, We appeal for your solidarity as huge parts of the Luzon island in the Philippines, including Metro Manila have been ravaged by two consecutive typhoons – Butchoy and Carina (intl name: Gaemi), compounded by the effects of habagat (southwest monsoon). This caused…
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KMU’s Statement of Solidarity with Samsung Workers of South Korea
Kilusang Mayo Uno expresses full solidarity with the brave Samsung workers in South Korea who have embarked on an indefinite strike starting July 8 against Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chip maker. The significance of Samsung Electronics in the global high-end chip market cannot be understated, and the National Samsung Electronics Union, representing over…
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Manggagawa ng Nexperia, magkaisa! Hasain ang sandata ng welga para sa pakikibaka para sa sahod, trabaho at karapatan!
Ipinapaabot ng buong Kilusang Mayo Uno ang pinakamainit na suporta sa mga manggagawa ng Nexperia Philippines, Inc sa kanilang mapagpasyang paglaban para sa kabuhayan, katiyakan sa trabaho at pagrespeto sa mga karapatan ng manggagawa at kanilang unyon. Nito lamang Hunyo 26, nagsampa ng notice of strike (NOS) ang Nexperia Philippines Inc. Workers Union (NPIWU-NAFLU-KMU). Sa…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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“Now is a time for reckoning”
Statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling on Siegfred Deduro, red-tagging We welcome the Supreme Court’s ruling which declares red-tagging, vilification, labeling, and guilt by association threaten a person’s life, liberty, or security. This is an affirmation of our long-standing assertion: red-tagging is a violation, and leads to more violations, of our most fundamental human rights.…
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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…