December 2011
[Picket in Mendiola] Workers, youth slam Aquino’s criminal culpability for Sendong disaster
Workers, urban poor, and youths held a picket this morning in Mendiola to condemn Pres. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s criminal culpability for the devastation left behind by typhoon “Sendong,” saying the president weakened the country’s disaster preparedness while conniving with big mining and logging corporations.
[In Sendong’s wake] KMU to SC: junk mining, logging laws
With the death toll in the aftermath of typhoon “Sendong” reaching a thousand, labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno called on the Supreme Court to junk the country’s laws on mining and logging, saying these are responsible for the flashfloods that caused the deaths and destruction in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Aquino govt caught flat-footed by ‘Sendong’ – KMU
We express our heartfelt condolences to the families of those who died due to typhoon “Sendong.” We share their grief and pain over the loss of their loved ones and the destruction of the little property that they have. We share their desire to rebuild and recover.
[Trabaho sa Sariling Bayan!] Statement for International Migrants’ Day
As we celebrate International Migrants’ Day today, we reiterate our call for “trabaho sa sariling bayan,” for jobs in the motherland.
[‘Grinch who stole workers’ Christmas’] Workers picket DOLE, slam contractualization dep’t order
Nine days before Christmas, and half a month after the Labor department announced a new department order on contractualization, workers led by labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno picketed the agency, condemning the policy for merely faking the regulation of contractualization instead of actually junking it.
It’s low-quality work that boost jobs figures – KMU
“This is the kind of employment growth that alarms, rather than gives comfort.”
This was labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno’s reaction to new employment figures released by the National Statistics Office showing that the country now has the lowest unemployment rate in four years, agreeing with an economist’s analysis that employment figures were boosted by low-quality jobs.
It’s low-quality work that boost jobs figures – KMU
“This is the kind of employment growth that alarms, rather than gives comfort.”
This was labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno’s reaction to new employment figures released by the National Statistics Office showing that the country now has the lowest unemployment rate in four years, agreeing with an economist’s analysis that employment figures were boosted by low-quality jobs.
It’s low-quality work that boost jobs figures – KMU
“This is the kind of employment growth that alarms, rather than gives comfort.”
This was labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno’s reaction to new employment figures released by the National Statistics Office showing that the country now has the lowest unemployment rate in four years, agreeing with an economist’s analysis that employment figures were boosted by low-quality jobs.
KMU calls for justice for 5 workers hurt in SM Davao
Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno called for justice for the five workers who were injured today in SM Davao, saying workplace accidents this year highlight the need to junk contractualization.
The five workers – Ronnie Mosqueda, Alvin Rapista, Ruel Hinampas, Rodel Pormento and Rogelio Piodo, Jr. – were doing masonry work when a canopy collapsed at their work site in SM Davao this morning.
Hinggil sa kampanya ng gobyernong Aquino na i-impeach si Corona
(1) Hangad namin ang agarang pagpapanagot kay dating Pang. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa kanyang malulubhang krimen sa mga manggagawa at mamamayang Pilipino. Sa loob ng mahigit siyam na taon, nilabag niya ang mga karapatang pang-ekonomiya, pampulitika at sibil ng mga manggagawa at mamamayan.