By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — A street sweeper for the Metro Manila Development Authority for roughly 26 years, Marcial Raba, 55, said he does not dream of getting rich. He only wants his family to have a decent meal thrice a day, and for his three children to finish their education. His…
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Anakpawis Slams Wage Freeze Proposition
Press Statement April 12, 2010 Davao City — Militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU-Southern Mindanao) and Anakpawis Southern Mindanao labeled the proposition made by the government and other economists to freeze wage increase as a vicious practice of government that turns a blind eye to the misery of workers. “Freezing wage increase amidst the…
Wage Increases, Inflation, and Factory Closures
Time and again the specter of inflation and factory closures are being raised every time a wage increase is in the offing. And it is terribly insulting to workers that again this is being raised even if the wage and allowance hike being floated for workers in Metro Manila is a mere pittance at P20…