“Ayroso has long been the target [of management] because of his willingness to fight for their Collective Bargaining Agreement, Occupational Safety and Health inspections, and other workers’ rights,” Kilusang Mayo Uno said in its statement.
Workers from different parts of the country joined protest actions on Labor Day. In Manila, these workers asserted that a substantial wage hike is necessary.
Ang patuloy na pagpapayaman at pagpapalakas ng kapangyarihan ng mga kapitalista ay nangyayari sa patuloy na pagpapahirap at pagpapahina ng mga manggagawa. Ang tanong sa puntong ito: Nagtatagumpay kaya sila? Hindi po.
Pansinin ang sunud-sunod na welga sa iba’t ibang lugar ng Pilipinas. Iisa ang mga panawagan, iba-iba lang ang pangalan ng mga opisina’t pagawaan. Iisa rin ang solusyon ng kapitalista’t pamahalaan, iba-iba nga lang ang porma: Karahasan.
“They kept on striking us, even as we raised our hands.” — NutriAsia worker
“The right to strike cannot be separated from the right to organize. The reason why workers are organized and unionized is to collectively defend their right and through a strike they are asserting that right. Without it, organizing is futile.”
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When Bulatlat last visited Arnold Redondo, which was early last February, he still had his job as a production operator at Eighttech Manufacturing Corporation, one of the companies operating at the Cavite Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) which is the largest export-processing zone in the country – though he and his co-workers had been working for…
With the US dominating the world economy, the effects of this crunch have spread to other countries including the Philippines – affecting multitudes of workers who are now struggling to simply live through the difficult times.
After being on strike for more than four months now, workers of the Kowloon Restaurant along West Avenue in Quezon City were able to clinch an initial victory. BY RONALYN V. OLEA LABOR WATCH Bulatlat After being on strike for more than four months now, workers of the Kowloon Restaurant along West Avenue in Quezon…
The year 2008 was for the most part a bad year for Filipino workers, as their rights were under attack. But there were some rays of light. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO YEAREND REPORT – LABOR Bulatlat The labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU or May 1st Movement) suffered a hard blow with the arrest of…