Wage hike, workers issues “too hot to handle” for Senate bets

“Wage hike and workers issues are too hot to handle. This is the reason why Senate bets remain mum on these issues because none so far has the backbone to tackle the working peoples cause.”

This was the observation made today by Lito Ustarez, Executive-Vice Chairperson of the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Labor Center. According to the labor leader, less than a month remains before election day yet none has shown the gall to engage in the debate on issues of workers.

“During the recently concluded 9th Congress of the KMU, there were many discussions on the topic of endorsement but we have not found anyone worthy so far of our support precisely because of their silence on the concerns of Filipino workers. Most candidates would rather not discuss thorny issues like wage hike so as not to antagonize their campaign fund sources, namely big business, but in effect, they are ostracizing themselves from the working people,” said Ustarez.