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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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KMU to Nexperia workers: Yes to job security, yes to strike!
Humigit kumulang 600 na ang mga manggagawang tinanggal ng kapitalistang Nexperia simula noong nakaraang taon. Ginamit ng management na criteria ang performance at pinrayoridad nilang tanggalin ang mga manggagawa na itinuring nilang mayroong “low performance.” Labag ito sa nakasaad na probisyon sa Collective Bargaining Agreement ng unyon. Buong-buo ang suporta ng Kilusang Mayo Uno sa…
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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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Urgent call for assistance to typhoon victims in Luzon
To our trade union brothers and sisters, and friends in the international community, We appeal for your solidarity as huge parts of the Luzon island in the Philippines, including Metro Manila have been ravaged by two consecutive typhoons – Butchoy and Carina (intl name: Gaemi), compounded by the effects of habagat (southwest monsoon). This caused…
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Kundenahin ang pakikialam ng management sa strike voting ng Nexperia!
Mahigpit na kinukundena ng Kilusang Mayo Uno ang pakikialam ng management ng Nexperia sa ginagawang strike voting ng mga manggagawa nito. Bago pa magsimula ang strike voting, nakaranas na ng panggigipit ang mga manggagawa ng Nexperia mula sa management. Kunwaring pinapagamit nila ang pasilidad ng kumpanya nang may iba’t ibang kondisyon. Pinapa-tap ng management ang…
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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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Kilusang Mayo Uno condemns the continued unjust detention of terminally ill workers’ rights advocate Ernesto Jude Rimando
Kilusang Mayo Uno stands in solidarity with the call for the recognizance of the terminally ill political prisoner detained in Bohol, Ernesto Jude Rimando. The inhumane treatment and neglect of political prisoners, particularly those who are sick, is a blatant violation of their human rights and a stark reminder of the repressive nature of the…