“If hundreds of cases of wage violations were happening right under the nose of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) whose main office is in the National Capital Region (NCR), what more for the situation of our brothers and sisters who are in far flung areas of the archipelago?”
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Archive - Sep 2007
Labor Center slams DoLE for inaction on wage violations
Submitted by KMU on Fri, 2007/09/28 - 12:41pm.Burma junta must step down, civilian authority must reign
Submitted by KMU on Thu, 2007/09/27 - 12:43pm.“We mourn, along with the rest of the world, the death of 3 monks and a civilian who have been martyred by Burmese security forces. We enjoin all peace-loving and democratic people to support the people and workers of Burma against the military junta.” read full article »
No good news for workers as Arroyo leaves for UN
Submitted by KMU on Wed, 2007/09/26 - 12:14pm.“What kind of impressive news about the Philippines will Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo be telling the members of the United Nations (UN)? That up until now, not a single person in the military and police have been convicted in the killings of 78 unionists since 2001 or that she remains in power through iron-fist rule or how about the massive corruption bleeding the public coffers dry?” read full article »
7th PAMANTIK-KMU Congress launched
Submitted by PAMANTIK-KMU on Tue, 2007/09/25 - 3:09pm.
Around 150 delegates and guests attended the 7th Congress of Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Timog Katagalugan-Kilusang Mayo Uno (PAMANTIK-KMU) held in the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna on September 22-23. read full article »
The Strategic Perspective for Struggle and Networking in the Migrants Sector
Submitted by International Dept on Mon, 2007/09/24 - 1:53pm.In behalf of the militant and anti-imperialist Kilusang Mayo Uno (May First Movement of Workers) in the Philippines, warm greetings to you all! We are glad to have been invited to this conference, and to have been given the chance to share our views regarding the development and consolidation of regional networks to defend and promote migrant workers’ rights. read full article »
KMU-SMR hails court decision in aerial spray ban
Submitted by KMU S. Mindanao on Mon, 2007/09/24 - 1:46pm.DAVAO CITY-- Kilusang Mayo Uno-Southern Mindanao Region hailed today the decision of Regional Trial Court Branch 17 upholding the ordinance enacted by the city council to ban aerial spraying here and dismissing the petition of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) to halt its implementation. read full article »
Labor Center condemns continuous surveillance and harassment of union leaders
Submitted by KMU on Mon, 2007/09/24 - 1:38pm.
The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Labor Center condemns the continuous surveillance and harassment of its leaders in Central Luzon by suspected elements of the military. read full article »
