Archive - Sep 2009

Inquirer news on the plight of Southern Tagalog workers as told to the ILO

WORKERS from an industrial zone near Manila narrated to a delegation
of the International Labor Organization (ILO) what they said were
abuses they had suffered in factories as a result of a ban on
organizing and other violations of labor rights.  read full article »

KMU relaunches Task Force Obrero as response to Ondoy disaster

Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno is relaunching a disaster response initiative to gather donations and to conduct relief operations to victims of tropical storm “Ondoy,” which ravaged Metro Manila and surrounding provinces over the weekend.  read full article »

Gov’t rescue effort appears good only in infomercials; Fast in deploying anti-opposition forces, slow on rescue

Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno criticized the ridiculously slow disaster response and poor rescue strategy of the Arroyo government amid the onslaught of tropical storm “Ondoy,” saying its rescue efforts appear good only in “papogi” infomercials.  read full article »

Illegally charged worker dies in jail amid ILO mission

Campaign: 
ILO Complaint

Leo Paro hoped that his and his 19 co-workers/jailmates’ case will be brought to the attention of the International Labor Organization (ILO) representatives who are having a pioneering investigation in the country. Sadly, Paro died in jail a day after ILO representatives took note of their case.  read full article »

Pakikiramay ng KMU sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo

Ipinaaabot ng Kilusang Mayo Uno ang pakikiramay nito sa lahat ng napahamak at nasalanta ngayong bagyo. Sa panahon ng mga ganitong sakuna, tayo pa ring mga maralita ang unang nagiging biktima.  read full article »

ILO High-Level Mission in CALABARZON: “Men in full battle gear man production lines”

A woman worker from Japanese-owned Sun Ever Light electronics company recalled how fully-armed elements of the Special Warfare Actions Group (SWAG) kept eye on union leaders and active members in the production lines in 2004.  read full article »

‘G20 taking us down the drain’ - KMU

Measures taken by the global elites under Group of 20 (G20) to supposedly ease the global economic downturn are actually taking workers and people of the world into a trip to rock bottom, according to labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno.  read full article »