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  • Resist the de facto Martial Law in Mindoro! Defend Human Rights!

    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…

  • KMU Lauds Filing of HB 2599 “National Minimum Wage Bill”

    KMU Lauds Filing of HB 2599 “National Minimum Wage Bill”

    Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) strongly supports House Bill 2599 or the National Minimum Wage Bill, which was filed this morning by ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio and KABATAAN Partylist Rep. Renee Co of the Makabayan Coalition. The Regional Wage Boards were created under the Wage Rationalization Act – a neoliberal policy that dismantled the…

  • [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…

  • Resist US Wars of Aggression! Stand with Palestine and Iran!

    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…

  • KMU’s reaction on the Killing of the Legislated Wage Hike

    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…

  • On the passage of the P200 Legislated Wage Hike at the House of Representatives

    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…

  • KMU condemns widespread electoral fraud, holds COMELEC & gov’t accountable

    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…

  • Workers need safe and secure jobs with living wages, not token job opportunities – KMU

    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…

  • 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…