NEWS
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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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KMU condemns widespread electoral fraud, holds COMELEC & gov’t accountable
National trade union center Kilusang Mayo Uno protested today against the anomalous conduct of the 2025 Midterm Elections. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairperson George Garcia touting the elections as an overall success is exposed as farce in the face of 5000 reported cases of election violations, asserted KMU. A majority of these are automated counting…
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Fight Election Fraud! Implement Manual Vote Counting Now!
Reports of widespread irregularities in #Halalan2025 are deeply alarming — and most of them point to the failure of automated counting machines (ACMs). A major concern: the use of software that hasn’t been independently verified. This opens the door to electoral fraud, rigging results in favor of entrenched political dynasties and traditional politicians desperate to…
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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…
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Workers resist US military intervention 10 days before Labor Day
Kilusang Mayo Uno, together with various democratic sectors, held a protest at Camp Aguinaldo this morning against the intensified military intervention of the United States in the Philippines. This action coincided with the Opening Ceremony of the 40th Balikatan exercises. In the Philippines and in other countries, the imperialist United States dictates policies that lower…
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Manila port workers call for living wages, workplace safety in Labor Day kickoff protest
Workers from several unions in the Manila port area held a Black Saturday Protest action at Recto Avenue corner Abad Santos avenue to amplify their call for a living wage amid economic hardships. “Napakabigat ng trabaho sa pier. Lagpas 8-oras na bugbog ang katawan naming mga manggagawa pero hindi ito natatapatan ng sahod namin” said…
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KMU: Bongbong Marcos is heartless for rejecting calls to certify significant wage increase urgent
National trade union center Kilusang Mayo Uno joined the broadest flank of working Filipinos united under the All Workers Unity for a press conference at the University Hotel to denounce Malacanang’s pronouncement rejecting the call to certify the P200 legislated wage increase as urgent. “Walang ni katiting na malasakit si Marcos sa mga manggagawa. Yung…
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Arrest Duterte Now!
Duterte should have been imprisoned a long time ago. He should be held accountable for his long list of crimes against workers. Hundreds of cases of threats, harassment, and intimidation; the murder of 68 workers and unionists, including Dandy Miguel and Manny Asuncion; forced disappearances; and illegal arrests and the filing of fabricated charges —…
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Workers ready to defy DOLE’s Assumption Order to push for wage hike, reinstatement
National labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) led various groups and democratic sectors in supporting the embattled Nexperia Philippines Inc. Workers Union during a protest at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today. This protest follows the third conciliation session between the union and management since the DOLE issued an Assumption Order on February…