Archive of Workers

Call to open the Philippine consulate in Hong Kong every Saturday gains initial victory
July 19, 2025

Migrante Hong Kong welcomed the decision of Consulate General Romulo Israel Jr to open the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) on two Saturdays in the months of July and August. The PCG will open on July 26 and August 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. This move offers significant help to Filipino migrants whose days […]

Panawagan para sa pagbubukas ng konsulado ng Pilipinas sa Hong Kong tuwing Sabado, may inisyal nang tagumpay
July 19, 2025

Ikinalugod ng grupong Migrante Hong Kong ang desisyon ng Consulate General na si Romulo Israel Jr na buksan ang Philippine Consulate General (PCG) ng dalawang Sabado sa buwan ng Hulyo at Agosto. Magbubukas ang PCG sa Hulyo 26 at Agosto 23, mula alas-9 hangang 12 ng tanghali. Malaking tulong ito para sa mga migranteng Pilipino […]

36,000 health workers in New Zealand to go on strike on July 31
July 15, 2025

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) announced on July 11 that its members had voted to launch a 24-hour strike. The strike is set for July 30 to 31 to urge Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) to address the severe shortage of staff in hospitals and healthcare facilities nationwide. […]

36,000 manggagawang pangkalusugan sa New Zealand, magwewelga sa Hulyo 31
July 15, 2025

Inianunsyo ng New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) noong Hulyo 11 ang pagboto ng kanilang mga kasapi para maglunsad ng isang 24-oras na welga. Itinakda ang welga sa darating na Hulyo 30 hanggang Hulyo 31 bilang panawagan sa Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) na tugunan ang malaking kakulangan sa istap […]

Migrante Netherlands condemns anti-refugee bills
July 13, 2025

Migrante Netherlands strongly condemned representatives from the Lower House for proposing the Asylum Emergency Measures Act and the Two-Systems Act filed on July 3. If enacted, these will intensify the criminal treatment of migrants and revoke refugee rights. Dubbed as “the strictest asylum policy in history,” the proposed law aims to indefinitely suspend the application […]

Mga kontra-refugee na panukalang batas, kinundena ng Migrante Netherlands
July 13, 2025

Mariing kinundena ng Migrante Netherlands ang mga panukalang batas na Asylum Emergency Measures Act at ang Two-Systems Act na hinain ng mga kinatawan mula sa mababang kapulungan noong Hulyo 3. Kung maisabatas, paiigtingin nito ang pagtratong kriminal sa mga migrante at matatanggal ang mga karapatan ang mga refugee. Tinaguriang “pinakamahigpit na patakaran sa asylum sa […]

Employees, teachers, and health workers protest for higher wages and job security
July 13, 2025

Employees, teachers, and health workers in the public sector gathered in a protest on July 11 in Quezon City to call on the Marcos regime for higher wages and job security. They held the action a few weeks before Ferdinand Marcos’s fourth state of the nation address to emphasize their long-standing demands. All Government Employees […]

Mga kawani, guro at manggagawang pangkalusugan, nagprotesta para sa dagdag sweldo at katiyakan sa trabaho
July 13, 2025

Nagsama-sama ang mga kawani, guro at manggagawang pangkalusugan sa pampublikong sektor sa isang protesta noong Hulyo 11 sa Quezon City para ipanawagan sa rehimeng Marcos ang dagdag sweldo at katiyakan sa trabaho. Isinagawa nila ang pagkilos ilang linggo bago ang ika-4 na state of the nation address ni Ferdinand Marcos bilang pagdidiin sa matagal na […]

Japanese government denies refugee status to Filipino immigrant
July 12, 2025

On Juluy 9, Japan’s Tokyo High Court dismissed the application for refugee status of Filipino immigrant and current Migrante Japan spokesperson Edsel Villena. The court said Villena lacks enough evidence to prove his persecution in the Philippines and did not acknowledge him as an activist. Villena was a former union member and had organized workers […]

Pilipinong imigrante, pinagkaitan ng refugee status ng gubyerno ng Japan
July 12, 2025

Ibinasura ng Tokyo High Court ng Japan noong Hulyo 9 ang aplikasyon para sa refugee status ni Edsel Villena, Pilipinong imigrante at kasalukuyang tagapagsalita ng Migrante Japan. Ayon sa korte, walang sapat na ebidensya na nagpapatunay na si Villena ay tinutugis sa Pilipinas at hindi nito kinalala na siya ay isang aktibista. Dating myembro ng […]