On the TUCP’s petition for a P85 wage hike in NCR | read this item
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines’ call for an P85 wage hike in Metro Manila and wage hikes in other regions of the country is an additional proof that Filipino workers need a significant wage hike. The country’s workers need a significant wage hike, after years of meager wage adjustments implemented by the country’s [...]
Baler struck by 5.4-magnitude earthquake, April 5, 2013 | read this item
MANILA, Philippines – A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck the town of Baler in Aurora Thursday morning, April 5, 2013. While tremors were caused fear to many of the people, the local government initially reported no damages were done to buildings and establishments in the place, although thorough checking and mapping will be conducted soon. The quake, [...]
Aquino concentrating wealth in a few elites – KMU | read this item
“Pres. Noynoy Aquino is concentrating wealth in the hands of a few elites.” This was national labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno’s reaction to news reports that 11 Filipinos are included in Forbes magazine’s 2013 global billionaires’ list and that 40 of the richest families in the country accounted for 76 per cent of the country’s [...]
Workers slam shooting of Davao food protest leader | read this item
National labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno condemned the Aquino government today for the extra-judicial killing of a leader of the Davao food protest yesterday afternoon, saying the government is becoming more desperate in trying to thwart protests against its policies. Cristina Morales Jose, a kagawad of Barangay Binondo of Baganga town, Davao Oriental, was shot [...]
Workers picket Meralco, slam power rate hike | read this item
Workers led by labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno held a picket in front of Meralco’s office along España Avenue this morning to condemn the power distributor’s recent rate hike and other “profit-making schemes,” condemning the Aquino government for continuing to deregulate power rates. The labor center condemned the 36-centavo increase per kilowatt-hour implemented by Meralco [...]
BPO workers are against the Cybercrime Law | read this item
The BPO Industry Employees’ Network (BIEN), a broad network of contact center professionals and employees from the country’s sunshine industry, welcomes the indefinite extension on the Temporary Restraining Order issued by the Supreme Court against Republic Act 10175 otherwise known as the Anti-Cybercrime Law. This is another victory for the Filipino people who relentlessly fought [...]
Post-Pablo layoffs in Mindanao banana plantations hit | read this item
Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno condemned today banana firms operating in Mindanao for announcing the retrenchment of workers on the basis of the “challenges” faced by the banana export sector in recent months, saying the firms show no concern for their workers’ plight. Stephen Antig, executive director of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association [...]
Workers picket Congress resumption, demand P125 Wage Hike Bill passage | read this item
After getting the House Subcommittee on Labor Standard’s nod last Jan. 18 to a bill that seeks to legislate a P125 across-the-board wage hike, workers led by labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno picketed the House of Representatives’ resumption today to press for the bill’s immediate passage. The workers called on the House Committee on Labor [...]
Workers hail sub-committee nod to P125 Wage Hike Bill | read this item
Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno hailed the approval today by the House Sub-committee on Labor Standards of the bill seeking to legislate a P125 across-the-board wage hike nationwide and called on the Committee on Labor and Employment to immediately pass the bill for a chance to be discussed and voted on in the plenary. House [...]
In the wake of Tubbataha damage, workers call for VFA junking | read this item
The damage to the coral of Tubbataha reefs, a World Heritage Site, caused by the running aground of US ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) highlights the need to junk the Visiting Forces Agreement. US troops are pests to the country’s seas, land and airspace, destroying lives, properties and the environment. The US and the Aquino [...]
