freedom of association

  • Strongly support the International Learning and Solidarity Mission (ISM) in the countryside! Condemn the surveillance, harassment, and intimidation by the military and NTF ELCAC!

    Strongly support the International Learning and Solidarity Mission (ISM) in the countryside! Condemn the surveillance, harassment, and intimidation by the military and NTF ELCAC!

    Workers and Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) fully support the ISM, led by BAYAN and international groups across the Philippines. The mission exposes the harsh realities farmers and indigenous peoples face – their livelihoods and the destructive impact of militarization in rural areas. Now on its third day, ISM faces intensified surveillance, harassment, and intimidation from…

  • Workers Complete 3-Month Training on Educational Work

    Workers Complete 3-Month Training on Educational Work

    Sixteen workers from two unions and one mass organization have successfully completed a 3-month course in worker-educator training under the Pandayang Manggagawa program. The graduates came from the Samahang Manggagawa sa Phil Span Asia Carrier Corporation – NAFLU – KMU, Gabay ng Unyon sa Telekomunikasyon ng mga Superbisor – PLDT, and Migrante Philippines. The Pandayan…

  • Bongbong Marcos’ EO97: Fascism disguised as “Workers’ Rights Protection”

    Bongbong Marcos’ EO97: Fascism disguised as “Workers’ Rights Protection”

    On September 19, President Bongbong Marcos issued Executive Order No. 97, which claims to protect workers’ rights to unionize, organize, and participate in “peaceful” concerted actions. The EO was supposedly a response to the 2023 ILO High-Level Tripartite Mission’s recommendations, particularly the creation of a body to safeguard these rights and hold violators accountable. But…

  • [RESOURCES] The KMU CorRESPONDence: May 2025

    [RESOURCES] The KMU CorRESPONDence: May 2025

    The KMU Correspondence is the Official International Newsletter of the Kilusang Mayo Uno (May First Movement). From scorching heatwaves to brutal labor crackdowns, Filipino workers are fighting back – and winning. The latest issue of KMU Correspondence exposes the crisis: delivery riders demanding fair pay, jeepney drivers resisting fraudulent “modernization,” and strikes shutting down exploitative factories.…

  • [COMMUNIQUE] MANGAHAS!: 13th National Congress of Kilusang Mayo Uno

    [COMMUNIQUE] MANGAHAS!: 13th National Congress of Kilusang Mayo Uno

    Mangahas! (Dare!) It was in this spirit that the successful 13th National Congress of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) was held from June 27-30, 2025. The gathering was attended by over 300 workers from various unions, federations, and mass organizations from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. This assembly was a bold and militant step for the entire…

  • Workers resist US military intervention 10 days before Labor Day

    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…

  • Workers ready to defy DOLE’s Assumption Order to push for wage hike, reinstatement

    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…

  • RESOURCE: Briefer – Welga ng unyon ng mga manggagawa sa Nexperia

    RESOURCE: Briefer – Welga ng unyon ng mga manggagawa sa Nexperia

    Nobyembre noong nakaraang taon ay nagdeadlock ang collective bargaining agreement sa pagitan ng Nexperia Philippines Inc Workers Union – NAFLU – KMU (NPIWU-NAFLU-KMU) at management ng Nexperia Phils Inc dahil sa pambabarat ng management – Php 17 ang inaalok sa inihahapag ng unyon na Php 50. Enero ng taong 2024 sinimulan ang negosasyon sa CBA.…

  • Wage hike, hindi fare hike!

    Wage hike, hindi fare hike!

    Mariing tinututulan ng Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) ang panukalang pagtaas ng pasahe sa LRT-1 na tinatayang aabot ng P15 kada biyahe. Panibagong dagok na naman ito para sa mga manggagawa at mamayang Pilipino, lalo na sa mga manggagawang arawan ang sahod na umaasa sa pampublikong transportasyon. Sa halip na gawing abot-kaya at epektibo ang mga…

  • Makabayan senatoriables, mga lider-masa, dagdag ng PNP sa kasong illegal assembly

    Makabayan senatoriables, mga lider-masa, dagdag ng PNP sa kasong illegal assembly

    Kinukundena ng Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) ang pagdaragdag ng humigit-kumulang 13 lider ng mga progresibong organisasyon at partylist, kabilang ang mga senatoriable ng Makabayan Coalition sa mga kinasuhan nito ng illegal assembly kaugnay ng pagkilos noong Araw ni Bonifacio 2024.  Kabilang sa mga kinasuhan ang Makabayan senatoriable na sina KMU Secretary General Jerome Adonis, Makabayan…