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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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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 pier, gawing regular! Ipagtanggol ang ating kabuhayan at karapatan!
Kaisa ang Kilusang Mayo Uno sa laban ng mga manggagawa ng Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Harbour Centre (UMHC). Nitong nakaraang ika-18 ng Hunyo, nag-piket ang UMHC sa National Labor Relations Commission upang irehistro ang panawagan nila na tuparin ng kumpanya ang desisyon ng Korte Suprema na paburan ang pagbabalik sa mga manggagawang iligal na tinanggal.…
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Manggagawa ng University Hotel, magkaisa! Igiit ang pagtupad sa CBA!
Buong lakas na sinusuportahan ng Kilusang Mayo Uno ang laban ng mga manggagawa ng University Hotel Workers Union-KMU-NCR (UHWU). Kasalukuyang ginigipit ng management ang mga manggagawa ng University Hotel sa Diliman, Quezon City. Hindi tinupad ng management ang Collective Bargaining Agreement na pinagkaisahan ng dalawang panig. Pinagkait sa mga manggagawa ang kanilang mga leave credentials,…
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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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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…