Archive of Workers

Himigrante-Thailand, a group of musicians in Thailand, condemned the Philippine Embassy-Bangkok (PE-BKK) for the continued collection of an “expedite fee” for its services. Himigrante, the Association of Concerned Filipinos in Thailand, Kaagapay ng Migranteng Pilipino sa Thailand, Phuket Pinay Migrants Association, and Migrante Thailand launched a petition and signature campaign last February against the embassy’s […]

Kinundena ng Himigrante-Thailand, grupo ng mga musikero sa Thailand, ang patuloy na paniningil ng Philippine Embassy-Bangkok (PE-BKK) ng “expedite fee” sa mga serbisyong ibinibigay nito. Una nang naglunsad ng petition at signature campaign ang Himigrante, Association of Concerned Filipinos in Thailand, Kaagapay ng Migranteng Pilipino sa Thailand, Phuket Pinay Migrants Association at Migrante Thailand noong […]

A National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) study regarding the experiences of Filipinos detained in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities reported implementing widespread and deliberate medical neglect. According to the report, the facilities are extremely congested and have almost no ventilation. Contagious diseases such as tuberculosis easily proliferate. Seven cases of possible tuberculosis […]

Sa inilabas na pag-aaral ng National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) hinggil sa karanasan ng mga Pilipinong nadetine sa mga pasilidad ng US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), iniulat nito na laganap at sadya ang medikal na kapabayaan sa mga pasilidad nito. Alinsunod sa ulat, sobrang dami ng nakadetine sa mga pasilidad at halos walang […]

Kilusang Mayo Uno workers expressed solidarity with the Indonesian people’s protest against corruption in parliament, corporate greed, and state violence. Protests erupted in the country this August after exposures that parliament members were receiving allowances 20 times higher than the average Indonesian workers’ wages. This came on top of their already skyrocketing salaries. Public outrage […]

Nakiisa ang mga manggagawa sa Kilusang Mayo Uno sa protesta ng mamamayang Indonesian laban sa korapsyon sa parlamento, kasakiman ng mga korporasyon at karahasan ng estado. Sumiklab ang mga protesta sa bansa nitong Agosto matapos mabunyag na tumatanggap ang mga myembro sa parlamento ng bansa ng alawans na 20 na beses na mas malaki sa […]

The Wyeth Philippines Progressive Workers Union (WPPWU-DFA-KMU) condemned the company for its planned “cluster crew” scheme, a flexibilization method that will increase workers’ workload and may cause layoffs. Wyeth’s pretext is to fill manpower shortages in production to justify the scheme. The union recognized that this will assign them to operate multiple machines or transfer […]

Binatikos ng Wyeth Philippines Progressive Workers Union (WPPWU-DFA-KMU) ang iskemang “cluster crew” na planong ipatupad ng kumpanya sa pabrika. Ayon sa unyon, paraan ito ng pleksibilisasyon na magdadagdag ng trabaho sa manggagawa at posibleng magdulot ng tanggalan. Pagdadahilan ng Wyeth, ipatutupad ang iskema para punan ang kakulangan ng tao sa produksyon. Batid ng unyon na […]

Kawasaki Motors Phils Corporation (KMPC) workers and their union, the Kawasaki United Labor Union (KULU), held a program on August 29 in front of the company headquarters in Muntinlupa City. They marked the 100th day of the strike, which began on May 21 because of the deadlock in the negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement […]

Naglunsad ng programa ang mga manggagawa ng Kawasaki Motors Phils Corporation (KMPC) at kanilang unyon na Kawasaki United Labor Union (KULU) noong Agosto 29 sa harap ng hedkwarters ng kumpanya sa Muntinlupa City. Minarkahan nila ang ika-100 araw ng welga na ikinasa noong Mayo 21 dahil sa deadlock o hindi pag-usad ng negosasyon sa collective […]