National Issues
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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…
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KMU on reg’l wage boards: Time to go
Militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno asserted on Tuesday the abolition of the regional tripartite wages and productivity boards (RTWPB) after the NCR board yet again issued a measly P35 wage hike order July 1. KMU called for the reestablishment of a national minimum wage based on the existing family living wage (FLW) currently computed…
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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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KMU lambasts BBM and DOLE’s move delaying liveable wage hike
Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) strongly criticizes Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for dragging their feet on the urgency of a wage hike needed by Filipino workers to reach family living wage standards. The recent wage hearing of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board–National Capital Region on June…
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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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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…
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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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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…