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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…
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Mensahe sa Pasko ni KMU Chairperson Elmer “Ka Bong” Labog
Sa ating mga ka-manggagawa at kababayan, Sa ngalan ng libu-libong kasapian at pamunuan ng Kilusang Mayo Uno, nais kong ipahayag ang aking taus-pusong pagbati at pakikiisa sa pagdiriwang at paggunita natin sa Araw ng Pasko. Apaw na naman ang mga terminal ng bus at siksikan sa expressway dahil sa pag-uwi ng ating mga kababayan sa…
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Ibalik sa Trabaho ang mga Union Officers ng Nexperia at Paperland! Labanan ang Union Busting!
Mariing kinukundena ng Kilusang Mayo Uno ang lantarang union busting ng Nexperia Philippines sa pamamagitan ng iligal na pagtatanggal sa mga union officers nito. Ipinapanawagan namin ang agarang pagbabalik sa trabaho nina Union President Mary Ann Castillo, Vice President Antonio Fajardo, Public Information Officer Girlie Batad, at Shop Steward Marvel Marquez. Ang iligal na pagtatanggal…
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Free Mary Jane Veloso! Justice to all human trafficking victims!
Kilusang Mayo Uno welcomes the news of Mary Jane Veloso’s return to the Philippines after 14 years of unjust imprisonment in Indonesia. Upon Mary Jane’s return, she must be granted immediate clemency as a victim of human trafficking. The government must ensure her complete rehabilitation and reintegration. Mary Jane’s traffickers must be held accountable to…
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RESOURCE: Polyeto para sa Araw ng Masang Anakpawis
Kumusta ang manggagawang Pilipino? Sadsad sa gutom at kahirapan ang manggagawang Pilipino. ‘Di sumasapat ang ₱645 na minimum wage sa lingguhang pagtaas ng presyo ng bigas at langis. Tapos, nagmahal pa ang singil sa kuryente’t tubig, at ang contribution sa SSS, PhilHealth, at Pag-IBIG. Hindi makahabol ang sahod ng mga manggagawa na paligsahan sa pambabarat…
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Dismiss the trumped up charges of Anne Kreuger and Danny Tabura!
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the illegal arrest of Anne Krueger, currently Kilusang Mayo Uno’s international officer, and peasant leader Danny Tabura. Anne and Danny, currently out on bail, on trumped up charges of illegal possession of firearms. So long as their cases are not dismissed, they will remain victims of injustice. Justice delayed…
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KMU on inflation, unemployment data: harap-harapang panloloko sa manggagawa at mamamayan
Manloloko rin talaga itong gobyerno ni Marcos. Pinapamandila ang pagbaba ng inflation mula 3.3% noong Agosto tungong 1.9% ngayong Setyembre at ang pagbaba ng unemployment mula 4.7% noong Agosto tungong 4% ngayong buwan upang pabanguhin ang basurang trabaho ng gobyero sa pagresolba sa unemployment at kahirapan. Ang pagbagal ng inflation ay hindi katumbas ng pagbaba…
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KMU on the enduring resistance of Palestine
Kilusang Mayo Uno vehemently condemns the ongoing US-backed Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people. As we commemorate the enduring resistance of Palestine, we reaffirm our solidarity with their struggle against the zionist settler Israel and warmonger US. The atrocities committed by the Israeli government, with full support from US imperialism, are a grave violation of…
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KMU on recent OP and OVP budget deliberations: Plunderers on Blank Checks
Kilusang Mayo Uno denounces the recent budget hearings for the Office of the President (OP) and the Office of the Vice President (OVP) as a massive disrespect to the Filipino people. The manner in which these hearings were conducted and the proposed budgets themselves are an insult to the laboring masses who tirelessly pay taxes…
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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…