Media Release February 19, 2010 Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno and Anakpawis Partylist branded as “insulting to workers” the three regional wage boards’ claim that they are studying the possibility of raising wages in their respective regions. Wage boards in Zamboanga and Eastern Visayas are reportedly studying a P50 increase in the minimum wage, while…
Day: February 19, 2010
Bayan: Privatized power industry to blame for power shortage
Media Release February 19, 2010 Instead of mapping out a long-term energy plan and setting up new power plants to meet growing needs, government been pre-occupied with selling off its power assets as part of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA). It is now wonder we are heading for a power crisis, said the…
KMU Hits Food Giant Dole Philippines’s Renewed Crackdown vs Union Leaders
Media Release 19 February 2010 Consistent with the government-capitalist framework of crippling workers’ unions, food giant Dole Philippines operating in South Cotabato is once again using a fake employees’ organization to divide the ranks of workers and kick out union leaders who are asserting workers’ rights. UR-Dole, the company-backed organization of employees, has called for…
Community health service is NOT a crime: Release the 43!
MEDIA RELEASE February 18, 2010 Hong Kong Coalition for the Advancement of Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines (HKCAHRPP) While community-based health service is seen as noble by most people, Gloria Arroyo and her ilk apparently see it as an act of terrorism. The Hong Kong Campaign for the Advancement of Human Rights and…