The KMU said the Aquino government has no intention of providing relief, much less prosperity for workers.
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Capitalists’ profits have steadily increased over the years because wages have largely been frozen and contractual employment has been assiduously promoted.” – KPMM
By MARYA SALAMAT
Labor groups slammed the Aquino government’s two tiered wage system saying that it would effect wage cuts, prompt massive layoffs and contractualization, and legalize violations against the minimum wage law.
By MARYA SALAMAT
“The labor department itself has maneuvered to deceive workers with a supposed wage hike whose determination the capitalists hold now even more firmly in their hands.” – PAMANTIK–KMU
2nd part: In Calabarzon, workers get first taste of wage cuts via two-tier wage system
Sidebar: Latest poverty measure: excluding the poor from the poverty count
Workers call on people to emulate Andres Bonifacio
(Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea)
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14 April 2011 Media Release MANILA -- “The government’s promise of granting meager wage hikes will only ignite bigger protests in the coming days.” This was the statement of multisectoral alliance Koalisyon ng Progresibong Manggagawa at Mamamayan today as it...
By Bulatlat.com If small and large employers in the Philippines accept a cut in their already-substantial profits, they can afford to grant a sufficient wage increase, according to research group IBON. The benefits for workers and their families is unambiguous and...
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