Labor
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KMU demands independent investigation on Maco landslide incident
Available in Filipino National labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) called for an independent, impartial investigation on the landslide incident in Maco, Davao de Oro which claimed the lives of 11 people, and injured almost 100 others. KMU highlighted that most of the casualties were workers of Apex Mining Corporation, an open-pit mining operation extracting…
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Progress in wage increase bills a fruit of workers’ struggles
Available in Filipino The progress in the Senate on legislative bills for a P100 wage increase is good news for the workers. We, the workers, recognize this as the parliament’s response in the ceaseless protests and struggle for a significant wage increase and family living wage. The SB 2534 hurdling the Committee on Labor Employment…
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Panukalang dagdag sahod, bunga ng laban ng manggagawa
Available in English Mabuting balita para sa mga manggagawa na mayroong pag-usad ng panukalang batas para sa dagdag-sahod na P100 sa Senado. Kinikilala ito ng manggagawa bilang tugon sa walang-patid na paggigiit para sa signipikanteng wage increase at nakabubuhay na sahod. Positibong hakbang ang pagpasa ng SB 2534 sa Senate Committee on Labor Employment bilang…
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KMU holds National Council meeting in December
The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) held its third National Council Meeting under its 12th Congress last December 17-18, 2023. Over 40 delegates from affiliate national federations, regional chapters, mass organizations, and other allied organizations gathered in the assembly. The Council discussed the achievements of our formations’ political work from 2020-2023. Amid the challenges brought about…
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KMU to Zubiri: “Bakit ChaCha na ang sayaw mo?”
National labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno slammed Senate President Zubiri for prioritizing efforts to amend the Constitution while bills to legislate significant wage increases remain languishing in the parliament. Workers from KMU joined a protest in front of the Senate Building in Pasay to say “No To Charter Change, Yes to Wage Increase,” in time…
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KMU backs UNSR Khan’s recoms on NTF ELCAC abolition, terror law
Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) welcomes UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan’s recommendations to the Philippine government after her 10-day country visit to investigate the status of freedom of expression in our country. We unequivocally support her position to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) which has made the prospect of…
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Justice and job security for BACIWA workers!
We in the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) extend our warmest support to the employees of Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA), led by the BACIWA Employees Union. The workers have been conducting protests since January 29 in front of the Central Office of the Civil Service Commission. They denounced the illegal termination of BACIWA employees who…
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KMU calls for protection of workers amid CNN PH closure
The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) expressed solidarity with the workers of CNN Philippines who are currently facing the loss of their livelihood due to the closure of their television station. The management of CNN Philippines did not adequately explain or inform their workers about the issues related to the company’s closure. Nine Media Corporation and…
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Support SkyCable workers against illegal layoffs!
The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) stands in solidarity with the just struggle of SkyCable workers against the illegal terminations and violations of the Collective Bargaining Agreement during the telco giant PLDT’s acquisition of SkyCable. We dare say: this is a direct attack on union rights and workers’ job security. In late January, the Philippine Competition…
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Justice for Jude Fernandez!
Available in Filipino At around 4 PM on September 29, 2023, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) elements entered the rented house of labor organizer Jude Fernandez in Brgy. Macamot, Binangonan, Rizal. They were carrying an arrest warrant for an individual named Oscar Dizon. The police allege that Fernandez resisted, forcing them to retaliate with…