justice
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KMU demands justice for Jude Fernandez, Eric Saber, and all victims of state violence
Militant trade union center Kilusang Mayo Uno trooped to Camp Crame on the occasion of Jude Fernandez’ second death anniversary to condemn the Philippine National Police and the Marcos government for its continuing onslaught on Filipino workers’ rights. Jude Fernandez was a veteran labor organizer of KMU who was slain on September 29, 2023 by…
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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…
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Justice for Affan Kurniawan!
Kilusang Mayo Uno strongly condemns the brutal killing of Affan Kurniawan, a Gojek delivery rider, by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police during a protest near the Parliamentary Complex of Indonesia yesterday. Kurniawan was in the middle of making a delivery when he was deliberately run over by a tactical vehicle of the Mobile Brigade Corps. The…
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Resist the de facto Martial Law in Mindoro! Defend Human Rights!
Kilusang Mayo Uno strongly condemns the escalating violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Mindoro, including the harassment and obstruction by the AFP and PNP of the fact-finding mission led by Karapatan Southern Tagalog in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro. On August 1, the 4th IBPA killed Juan Sumilhig, a Maranao farmer, and falsely claimed it was…
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Resist US Wars of Aggression! Stand with Palestine and Iran!
Kilusang Mayo Uno strongly condemns the United States’ bombing of Iran. The direct aggression by the United States will intensify tensions in the Middle East and drag the people of the entire world into war. The United States attacked Iran under the pretense of destroying its nuclear weapons. This is nothing but a lie. Iran…
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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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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…
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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…
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Bagong taon, bagong dagdag-bayarin
Sa pagpasok ng bagong taon, sumalubong sa manggagawa at mamamayang Pilipino ang dagdag-kontribusyon sa SSS, pagtaas ng presyo ng langis at pamasahe sa LRT, at pagsirit ng presyo ng bilihin. Dahil nananatiling nakapako ang sahod ng manggagawa, lalong tumitingkad ang panawagang itaas ang sahod sa antas ng P1,200 family living wage. Ang pagtaas ng kontribusyon…
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2025 Budget ni BBM: kontra-manggagawa, kontra mamamayan
Mariing kinukundena ng Kilusang Mayo Uno ang pag-apruba ni Bongbong Marcos ng 2025 Budget na siksik sa pork ng mga burukrata at pondo para sa militarisasyon, ngunit salat sa pampublikong serbisyo, pag-unlad ng industriya at paglikha ng regular na trabaho, at pagtiyak ng mga karapatan sa paggawa. Sa kasalukuyang budget, may 1.1 trilyong pondo ang…