The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed its gratitude to the Leaders Forum, a bipartite body of labor and employer groups, for its support to the increase of the commission's budget. The Leaders Forum is composed of organizations such as the Employers Confederation of the Philippines,...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Northern Mindanao (NICA-10) urged employees associations from various government agencies to secede from the Confederation for Unity Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage). NICA-10 director Manuel Orduña,...
Carrying the same voice as they assert the democratic rights of Filipinos, various groups protested in time for Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s inauguration as the 17th president of the Philippines. (Kilusang Mayo Uno) The people’s protest was held in Plaza Miranda on Thursday morning....
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) conducted a transport strike in Negros Occidental as part of its protest in junking the Oil Deregulation Law amid the bigtime and continuous oil price hikes in the country. The Oil Deregulation Law removed the government’s control on the pricing, exportation,...
CEBU CITY—A labor group on Monday filed a petition for a P430-increase in the daily minimum wage in Central Visayas. The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) filed the wage hike petition before the Cebu City-based Regional Wages and Productivity Board-Central Visayas (RTWPB-7). Rep....
The National Federation of Labor Unions-Kilusang Mayo Uno (NAFLU-KMU) welcomed the conviction of three former servicemen for the killing of labor leader Rolando Olalia and unionist Leonor Alay-ay 35 years ago. Rolando "Ka Lando" Olalia (Photo from Kilusang Mayo Uno) "For 35 years, we have sought...
Progressive labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno has urged lawmakers and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to prioritize the rights and welfare of workers in the agency’s budget amid the ongoing pandemic. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) KMU with other groups from the migrants and youth...
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) is urging the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to act on and investigate cases of workers' rights violations which they said have intensified in the country amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from Unsplash) KMU secretary...
Labor group Defend Jobs Philippines has slammed the government’s imposition of new tax measures on players of online play-to-earn (P2E) games such as Axie Infinity. (Photo from Alexandria San Juan) This, after the Department of Finance (DOF) earlier pronounced that earnings from these gaming...
