Labor
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Workers Complete 3-Month Training on Educational Work
Sixteen workers from two unions and one mass organization have successfully completed a 3-month course in worker-educator training under the Pandayang Manggagawa program. The graduates came from the Samahang Manggagawa sa Phil Span Asia Carrier Corporation – NAFLU – KMU, Gabay ng Unyon sa Telekomunikasyon ng mga Superbisor – PLDT, and Migrante Philippines. The Pandayan…
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KMU demands justice for Jude Fernandez, Eric Saber, and all victims of state violence
Militant trade union center Kilusang Mayo Uno trooped to Camp Crame on the occasion of Jude Fernandez’ second death anniversary to condemn the Philippine National Police and the Marcos government for its continuing onslaught on Filipino workers’ rights. Jude Fernandez was a veteran labor organizer of KMU who was slain on September 29, 2023 by…
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Bongbong Marcos’ EO97: Fascism disguised as “Workers’ Rights Protection”
On September 19, President Bongbong Marcos issued Executive Order No. 97, which claims to protect workers’ rights to unionize, organize, and participate in “peaceful” concerted actions. The EO was supposedly a response to the 2023 ILO High-Level Tripartite Mission’s recommendations, particularly the creation of a body to safeguard these rights and hold violators accountable. But…
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Justice for Affan Kurniawan!
Kilusang Mayo Uno strongly condemns the brutal killing of Affan Kurniawan, a Gojek delivery rider, by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police during a protest near the Parliamentary Complex of Indonesia yesterday. Kurniawan was in the middle of making a delivery when he was deliberately run over by a tactical vehicle of the Mobile Brigade Corps. The…
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KMU Lauds Filing of HB 2599 “National Minimum Wage Bill”
Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) strongly supports House Bill 2599 or the National Minimum Wage Bill, which was filed this morning by ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio and KABATAAN Partylist Rep. Renee Co of the Makabayan Coalition. The Regional Wage Boards were created under the Wage Rationalization Act – a neoliberal policy that dismantled the…
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![[RESOURCES] The KMU CorRESPONDence: May 2025](https://kilusangmayouno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Thumbnail.png)
[RESOURCES] The KMU CorRESPONDence: May 2025
The KMU Correspondence is the Official International Newsletter of the Kilusang Mayo Uno (May First Movement). From scorching heatwaves to brutal labor crackdowns, Filipino workers are fighting back – and winning. The latest issue of KMU Correspondence exposes the crisis: delivery riders demanding fair pay, jeepney drivers resisting fraudulent “modernization,” and strikes shutting down exploitative factories.…
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![[COMMUNIQUE] MANGAHAS!: 13th National Congress of Kilusang Mayo Uno](https://kilusangmayouno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Newly-Elected-NC-scaled.jpg)
[COMMUNIQUE] MANGAHAS!: 13th National Congress of Kilusang Mayo Uno
Mangahas! (Dare!) It was in this spirit that the successful 13th National Congress of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) was held from June 27-30, 2025. The gathering was attended by over 300 workers from various unions, federations, and mass organizations from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. This assembly was a bold and militant step for the entire…
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KMU’s reaction on the Killing of the Legislated Wage Hike
In behalf of the Filipino workers, Kilusang Mayo Uno condemns the killing of the P200 legislated wage increase. An unapologetic lackey of the local bourgeois comprador and foreign monopoly capitalist, BBM made clear his opposition to the wage increase bill. BBM’s instruction and the Senate’s dilly dallying denied Filipino workers what could have been the…
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On the passage of the P200 Legislated Wage Hike at the House of Representatives
The passage of the ₱100 across-the-board increase in the Senate and the ₱200 minimum wage hike in the House of Representatives is the result of the continuous demand of workers for a living wage. Though it falls short of the ₱1200 daily minimum we are pushing for, the passage marks the first time a legislated…
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Workers need safe and secure jobs with living wages, not token job opportunities – KMU
National trade union center Kilusang Mayo Uno commemorated the International Workers’ Memorial Day with a protest-exhibit in front of the Philippine General Hospital today. Workers stressed that Occupational Safety and Health violations be criminalized as the 10th year of the Kentex fire, where 72 workers were killed, nears. Cases tallied by the Institute for Occupational…