“It’s like we’re now working only for oil companies and traffic-regulating agencies,” said George San Mateo, secretary-general of the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston), on the increase in traffic violation fines. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO AND MARIANNE FAYE B. MIRAMBEL LABOR WATCH Bulatlat Mario San Juan, 46, a jeepney driver,…
Day: May 2, 2009
Jobapalooza ’09: Do Job Fairs Really Work?
Highly touted as the biggest job fair to hit the country, Jobapalooza 09, which aimed to provide 250,000 career opportunities to jobseekers, was held at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City, in celebration of Labor Day. DoLE and OWWA officials happily announced in newspapers that a total of 4,292 local…
Partylist Groups Push for Job Security, Wage Hike, Say Job Fairs Are Band Aid Solutions
Officials of Bayan Muna and Anakpawis in the Visayas belittled the effect of Jobapalooza in Cebu, citing that only 81 applicants landed a job. Calling job fairs as a band-aid solution, they said the Labor Department should, instead, scrutinize the books of companies that are retrenching its workers. They also continue to push for a…
Bernie Madoff
Yes, he stole $65 billion from some already quite-wealthy people. I know that’s upsetting to them because rich guys like Bernie are not supposed to be stealing from their own kind. Crime, thievery, looting – that’s what happens on the other side of town. The rules of the money game on Park Avenue and Wall…
Torture: an Author and a Resister
Jay Bybee, in thanks for his being the loyal soldier to the Bush administration’s policies of torture, was nominated and confirmed by the US Senate as a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, where he sits to this day in his lifetime appointment. Jay Bybee, an author of torture, reportedly has a placard…
Masinloc: A Fisherman’s Turf No More
Masinloc: A Fisherman’s Turf No More A tree screens the image of a coal-powered plant in Masinloc, Zambales, unraveling a picturesque bay threatened by an energy source. (Photo courtesy of Bobby Tuazon/Bulatlat.com)
Prosecute This: Torture Was Used to Try to Link Saddam with 9/11
Obama’s intent to immunize those who broke the law violates his constitutional duty to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” BY MARJORIE COHN AlterNet INTERNATIONAL Posted by Bulatlat When I testified last year before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties about Bush interrogation policies, Congressman Trent…
Ang Pagbabalik ng Mga Unyonista
Ang nangyari sa Mayo Uno 2009 ay isa lamang yugto sa realisasyon ng manggagawa sa kanyang halaga, ang tagapag-akda ng kasaysayan. At kung ang indikasyon ay ang bilang ng nagkakaisang hanay ng manggagawa, magsasaka, estudyante, guro at intelektwal, ang estado ni Gloria Arroyo ay nangangamba na. Sa edad ng pangdaigdigang ekonomiyang krisis, ang pinakamasamang panaginip…
Family, Migrants Group Hold Last Ditch Effort to Save OFW in Taiwan from the Firing Squad
A day before the Appellate Court of Taiwan would hand down its verdict on May 4, Migrante International and the family of Alcaraz would hold a prayer rally to save the life of Cecilia. “Habang si Pacquiao ay nakikipagsuntukan kay Hatton, kami naman ay makikipagsuntukan para sa buhay ni Cecilia,” (While Pacquiao boxes with Hatton,…
OFW Remains Frozen in Saudi Morgue for Six Months Already
Emy Pepito, like many other Filipinos, went to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in search of a better life and to be able to provide a better future for his mother and nieces. Living the destitute land of Misamis Occidental, Mindanao, Pepito left the Philippines to work as a stone mason in the Kingdom of…
The Need for Workers’ Struggles
The world has once again celebrated International Labor Day this May 1st. This year’s May 1 celebration has assumed greater significance as the world economic crisis wreaks havoc on people’s lives especially the working class. Workers all over the world have been losing their jobs. What should workers do to address their worsening situation? Should…