labor rights

  • 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…

  • KMU demands justice for Jude Fernandez, Eric Saber, and all victims of state violence

    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…

  • 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…

  • Justice for Affan Kurniawan!

    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…

  • [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…

  • 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…

  • Fight Election Fraud! Implement Manual Vote Counting Now!

    Fight Election Fraud! Implement Manual Vote Counting Now!

    Reports of widespread irregularities in #Halalan2025 are deeply alarming — and most of them point to the failure of automated counting machines (ACMs). A major concern: the use of software that hasn’t been independently verified. This opens the door to electoral fraud, rigging results in favor of entrenched political dynasties and traditional politicians desperate to…