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RESOURCE: Polyeto para sa Araw ng Masang Anakpawis
Kumusta ang manggagawang Pilipino? Sadsad sa gutom at kahirapan ang manggagawang Pilipino. ‘Di sumasapat ang ₱645 na minimum wage sa lingguhang pagtaas ng presyo ng bigas at langis. Tapos, nagmahal pa ang singil sa kuryente’t tubig, at ang contribution sa SSS, PhilHealth, at Pag-IBIG. Hindi makahabol ang sahod ng mga manggagawa na paligsahan sa pambabarat…
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Dismiss the trumped up charges of Anne Kreuger and Danny Tabura!
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the illegal arrest of Anne Krueger, currently Kilusang Mayo Uno’s international officer, and peasant leader Danny Tabura. Anne and Danny, currently out on bail, on trumped up charges of illegal possession of firearms. So long as their cases are not dismissed, they will remain victims of injustice. Justice delayed…
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Free Gavino Panganiban! Free Maritess David!
Kilusang Mayo Uno strongly condemns the arrest of two trade union leaders in Southern Tagalog – Gavino Panganiban, Director for Campaigns of KMU’s regional formation in Southern Tagalog (PAMANTIK-KMU) and Maritess David, organizer under the federation OLALIA-KMU yesterday, October 27. Trumped-up charges of murder and attempted murder were filed against Panganiban, while trumped-up violations of…
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On the June 2024 Labor Force Survey: Low-quality jobs, meager wages
Low-quality, temporary, and short-term jobs. Meager and exploitative wages. This is the full picture as revealed by the data from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) Labor Force Survey (LFS) for the month of June 2024. Unemployment decreased to 3.1% or 1.62 million individuals, while the underemployed increased to 6.08 million, or 12.1% of all employed…
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Hinggil sa June 2024 Labor Force Survey: Mababang kalidad ng trabaho, salat na sahod
Mababang kalidad, temporary at short-term na trabaho. Sahod na salat at malaalipin. Ito ang tunay na larawan na makikita sa datos mula sa Labor Force Survey (LFS) ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) para sa buwan ng Hunyo 2024. Bumaba patungong 3.1% o 1.62 milyong indibidwal ang unemployed, samantalang lumobo naman ang underemployed na mga indibidwal…
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‘Yes’ – panalo sa strike vote! Welga sa Nexperia, tuloy na tuloy na!
Matapos ang strike voting nitong Hulyo 29 at 30, mapagpasyang tinakdaan ng mga manggagawa ng Nexperia ang kanilang welga. Pinili ng mga manggagawa, sa isang overwhelming majority, na tanganan ang sandata ng welga upang labanan ang garapalang tanggalan at ipagtanggol ang katiyakan sa trabaho. Malugod na bumabati at nagpupugay ang Kilusang Mayo Uno at ang…
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Austin-Blinken visit signals US intent to escalate conflict with China
Today, war criminals Lloyd Austin and Anthony Blinken visited the Philippines to hold the 2+2 dialogue with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo that constitutes a substantial $500 million foreign military financing commitment from the US to the Philippines, facilitated by a recent national security supplemental approved by Congress. The…
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Kilusang Mayo Uno fully supports Nexperia workers’ strike voting
Kilusang Mayo Uno stands in solidarity with the courageous Nexperia workers as they conduct their strike voting today amidst the unjust layoffs and cost-cutting measures imposed by the multinational corporation. The recent wave of layoffs at the multinational company, Nexperia, which has resulted in over 500 workers being dismissed based on performance, is a clear…
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Malawakang batikusin ang di-makatarungang hatol na guilty sa mga progresibong kinatawan at gurong makabayan!
Mariing kinukundena ng KMU, sampu ng manggagawang Pilipino, ang di-makatarungang hatol na guilty sa gawa-gawang kasong child abuse na isinampa laban kina former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo at kasalukuyang ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro. Kasama sa nahatulang guilty ang walo pang teacher at ang administrator ng Salugpungan Ta ‘Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center and…
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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…